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At the back of my pc there are 4 usb ports direct from the motherboard, and 2 more available from a pci card slot.

Yesterday I had my modem connected to one of the 4 usb ports for hours with no problems, however, when I connected my scanner to one of the other usb ports, the adsl connection dropped.

I need to try the new 105 modem but I am wondering if the old modem's voltage is being disturbed when I use an additional usb port causing the drop.

Perhaps the fault may lay with the modem or with the motherboard. I need to do more investigation but I would like to find an answer to this one.
 
The problem is deffo with your hub and that the hub isnt able to supply the power to all the divices you have plugged in, either a router wireless or cabled would be better but if you go wireless please please please make sure you use every available security option used as it is more and more common that people are "piggy backing" wireless connections.

FYI aswell there is a live running CD that has every tool to crack wireless available to the masses.
 
Thank you for your feedback :)

I don't have an external hub at the moment. All usb ports are via a pci card or direct from the motherboard. I am perplexed that my motherboard may have developed a fault causing instability.
 
ManOfMeans said:
but if you go wireless please please please make sure you use every available security option used as it is more and more common that people are "piggy backing" wireless connections.

FYI aswell there is a live running CD that has every tool to crack wireless available to the masses.

RRU, my router has a facility to allow only the devices you want to allow to connect. So if somebody is trying to use my internet I would see it listed in the "attached devices" All I have to do then is not allow its MAC address in the list of permitted devices.
 
salvador said:
RRU, my router has a facility to allow only the devices you want to allow to connect. So if somebody is trying to use my internet I would see it listed in the "attached devices" All I have to do then is not allow its MAC address in the list of permitted devices.

But what's to stop somebody cloning a permited device's mac?

http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-22_11-5481807.html

The feds recommend using WPA with a strong key - see

http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sections-article111.php
 
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