Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wow

2006-10-28 Thread Ian
No offence taken my friend.       ---Original Message---   From: Sean Miller Date: 28/10/2006 11:07:12 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wow   Ian wrote: > My feet are right here Sean. I will get one when I can afford it and > find the right one for me. Remembe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wow

2006-10-28 Thread Sean Miller
Ian wrote: > My feet are right here Sean. I will get one when I can afford it and > find the right one for me. Remember I am a pensioner :-)) > Apologies if I caused offence... wasn't the intention :-) Just that sometimes one can overanalyse and nothing every gets done... occasionally better to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wow

2006-10-28 Thread Ian
My feet are right here Sean. I will get one when I can afford it and find the right one for me. Remember I am a pensioner :-))           ---Original Message---   From: Sean Miller Date: 27/10/2006 23:23:58 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wow   Somebody took a long

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wow

2006-10-27 Thread Sean Miller
Somebody took a long time to say :- > Test what. I am on XP and the speed shows clearly enough. From 2000 to 1000 > is a drop in my view. > > > > We will see in I use a different router I guess. > I assume this was the relevant part of the post.. bloody hard to find, to be honest... what plan

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wow

2006-10-27 Thread Ian
---Original Message--- From: Andy Date: 27/10/2006 18:46:46 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-UK] Wow On 27/10/06, Ian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well my broadband runs at 2.3mbps and the borrowed router I tried > cut that speed in hal

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wow

2006-10-27 Thread Andy
On 27/10/06, Ian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well my broadband runs at 2.3mbps and the borrowed router I tried > cut that speed in half so I don't know. I am behind a router and can achieve a speed of 2mbps (if the ISP is playing nice) What are you using to test your speed? Bit torrent downloads

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wow

2006-10-27 Thread Ian
Well my broadband runs at 2.3mbps and the borrowed router I tried cut that speed in half so I don't know.         ---Original Message---   From: Sean Miller Date: 10/27/06 14:24:35 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wow   Ian wrote: > > I think the Router

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wow

2006-10-27 Thread Sean Miller
Ian wrote: > > I think the Router is my only way forward. It will have to do the > speed though so must chose carefully. > What sort of speed are we talking here? Most routers will do up to 8mbps or greater if you have more then I have no sympathy, lol... !! ;-) (potentially envious) Sean

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wow

2006-10-27 Thread Ian
Thanks Alan.   I think the Router is my only way forward. It will have to do the speed though so must chose carefully.   ---Original Message---   From: alan c Date: 27/10/2006 09:27:53 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wow   Ian wrote: >  Seems a long time ago I u

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wow

2006-10-27 Thread Sean Miller
alan c wrote: > btw you might like to consider replacing the usb modem with a > modem-router, which is a lot easier to configure and also will offer > much improved security over a usb modem. Some ISPs are now giving free > adsl modem-routers, not usb, because they are becoming much cheaper. > USB

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Wow

2006-10-27 Thread alan c
Ian wrote: > Seems a long time ago I used DOS. Will take a lot longer to get to grips > with code and where the heck things go in Ubuntu now I have became a lazy > XP user. LOL Be aware though - command line is very much NOT dos. The ascii characters you type are about the only similarity! Dos i

[ubuntu-uk] Wow

2006-10-25 Thread Ian
Seems a long time ago I used DOS. Will take a lot longer to get to grips with code and where the heck things go in Ubuntu now I have became a lazy XP user. Ian -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/