Re: The IT guy is right here
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Originally posted by casper
Yeah, I would do that for anyone anyways, ESPECIALLY if it was for someone's box. I am lucky enough to be a network tech, so I have an unlimited length of CAT 5E (the new style that is being released - not for another few months though).
I haven't heard about any kind of XBOX system lynk, I was always under the impression that you had to setup your machine as a dedicated server. If anyone wants to help this newbie out, PM me, and maybe I can give some tech advice from my end.:)
Peace.
yeah, I handle the vast majority of IT also. While the office isn't huge, think a bit over 50 folks, we have an ammazing collection of platforms from Mac to Unix, and of course tons of MS OSes. No XP or OSX yet... those are at home:)
Anyway, the system link cable I believe is simply a cross over cable. So now you know to make a crossover if your going xbox to xbox.
I find it odd, first off that a cable suddenly stopped working. Secondly that he didn't go right back to mom and pop store and have them fix it, at least test it to confirm it's in fact the problem. Poor guys is now wasting a twenty spot and he thinks he's getting good advice.
I can't believe people don't ask their IT guy for this kind of stuff. Shoot I give away whole computers. I got an iMac dv, nic not functioning, that someone can just have, and another guy just got a PIII 600. Normally the PIII would have gone somewhere, but he's kind of a special case.
Have fun in IT, keep making them send you to classes! It should be a standard part of your salary negotiation. Plus there's usually one hot girl per class, and as the rest of the guys are always white pasty out of shape geeks you should have a good shot even the though the hotdogs to buns ratio is aweful:cool: