From wa5cab at cs.com Tue May 1 01:22:21 2018 From: wa5cab at cs.com (Robert Downs) Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 00:22:21 -0500 Subject: [Ham-Computers] The NET USE Construct In-Reply-To: References: <002c01d3e0d9$902d76a0$b08863e0$@com> Message-ID: <007f01d3e10c$624e4470$26eacd50$@com> Ron, Thanks, but I just don't have room for two computers on my desk. If that were the only issue, I have three other old XP machines in the attic and two MS DOS machines in Storage. And as for "Open Office", it is actually on the new machine and it may or may not be able to open a real .DBF and .MDX file but that isn't the issue. It isn't an OS and it can't run the accounting software application. I am just trying to figure out how to get two networked printers to work with the dBase program. NET USE worked fine for many years. I'm trying to find out whether it or something similar is still in the new system but the syntax has changed or something. If it isn't there, I'll have to find another way. Robert Downs -----Original Message----- From: ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron Youvan Sent: Monday, April 30, 2018 7:44 PM To: Robert Downs via Ham-Computers Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] The NET USE Construct Robert Downs wrote: > When my company was bought out many years ago, I inherited the dBase for DOS ... > So can anyone tell me whether or not the function still exists in WIN 10 or > not? It apparently doesn't exist in the VM. No, but "Open Office" and or "Libre Office" are both freeware programs that MAY import dBase files. (and save them in the new format/s) Used computers with M$ XP and even older versions of that one M$ product are for sale everyday at amazon.com and your local computer repair stores. Used DOS CDR-disks may be available that might work on these older computers should be available if you look around. google.com can be your friend. -- Ron KA4INM - Youvan's corollary: Every action results in unwanted side effects. ______________________________________________________________ Ham-Computers mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ham-computers Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Ham-Computers at mailman.qth.net List Administrator: Gary Harmon, K5JWK ** For Assistance: gharmon at idworld.net ** This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From wa5cab at cs.com Tue May 1 01:38:55 2018 From: wa5cab at cs.com (Robert Downs) Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 00:38:55 -0500 Subject: [Ham-Computers] 8-Port Router-Switch Recommendation Needed In-Reply-To: References: <001b01d3e0d2$69081e10$3b185a30$@com> Message-ID: <008601d3e10e$b2654790$172fd6b0$@com> Dale, You are at least the second person to tell me that but neither have told me HOW! I've been into the current router as ADMIN and looked at all of the available settings without finding that one. Plus this isn't the only reason that I need to try a new router. Robert Downs ***************** Robert most routers can assign static IP addresses via MAC address. Can you not do it that way? -- All the Best & 73 Dale Miller, KC2CBD Cookeville, Tennessee Putnam County TN ARES Emergency Coordinator Vice President Cookeville Repeater Association Ham Operator since 1997 (Extra) stpatrick2 at twlakes.net -- -----Original Message----- From: ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dale Miller Sent: Monday, April 30, 2018 7:47 PM To: Robert Downs via Ham-Computers Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] 8-Port Router-Switch Recommendation Needed On 4/30/2018 5:27 PM, Robert Downs via Ham-Computers wrote: > Group, > > > > I need to buy a new Ethernet Router/Switch to replace the decade+ old one > that is currently in service. Aside from all the usual bells and whistles, > it needs to be able to be told to assign a specific IP Address (IPv4) to a > specific computer, not just the next one up in the bank of 50. Reason for > the requirement is that my Xerox 7855 when scanning to file has to know the > IP address of the computer where the file repository is located. The trick > that worked for years up through Windows XP of setting the network card > temporarily to static with the known address and then setting it back to > dynamic whereupon the DNS server in the router gave the workstation back the > same address that I had temporarily written does not work with Windows 10. > > > > Robert Downs > > From stpatrick2 at twlakes.net Tue May 1 02:42:24 2018 From: stpatrick2 at twlakes.net (Dale Miller) Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 01:42:24 -0500 Subject: [Ham-Computers] 8-Port Router-Switch Recommendation Needed In-Reply-To: <008601d3e10e$b2654790$172fd6b0$@com> References: <001b01d3e0d2$69081e10$3b185a30$@com> <008601d3e10e$b2654790$172fd6b0$@com> Message-ID: On 5/1/2018 12:38 AM, Robert Downs via Ham-Computers wrote: > Dale, > > You are at least the second person to tell me that but neither have told me > HOW! I've been into the current router as ADMIN and looked at all of the > available settings without finding that one. Plus this isn't the only > reason that I need to try a new router. > > Robert Downs > > > ***************** > Robert most routers can assign static IP addresses via MAC address. > Can you not do it that way? > > What model and make of router? -- All the Best & 73 Dale Miller, KC2CBD Cookeville, Tennessee Putnam County TN ARES Emergency Coordinator Vice President Cookeville Repeater Association Ham Operator since 1997 (Extra) stpatrick2 at twlakes.net Registered Linux User: #317401 Linux since June 2003 Registered Ubuntu User #26423 -- From wa5cab at cs.com Tue May 1 03:58:37 2018 From: wa5cab at cs.com (Robert Downs) Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 02:58:37 -0500 Subject: [Ham-Computers] 8-Port Router-Switch Recommendation Needed In-Reply-To: References: <001b01d3e0d2$69081e10$3b185a30$@com> <008601d3e10e$b2654790$172fd6b0$@com> Message-ID: <009301d3e122$36eac6d0$a4c05470$@com> LinkSys BEFSR81. Robert Downs -----Original Message----- From: ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dale Miller Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 1:42 AM To: Robert Downs via Ham-Computers Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] 8-Port Router-Switch Recommendation Needed On 5/1/2018 12:38 AM, Robert Downs via Ham-Computers wrote: > Dale, > > You are at least the second person to tell me that but neither have told me > HOW! I've been into the current router as ADMIN and looked at all of the > available settings without finding that one. Plus this isn't the only > reason that I need to try a new router. > > Robert Downs > > > ***************** > Robert most routers can assign static IP addresses via MAC address. > Can you not do it that way? > > What model and make of router? -- All the Best & 73 Dale Miller, KC2CBD Cookeville, Tennessee Putnam County TN ARES Emergency Coordinator Vice President Cookeville Repeater Association Ham Operator since 1997 (Extra) stpatrick2 at twlakes.net Registered Linux User: #317401 Linux since June 2003 Registered Ubuntu User #26423 -- From stpatrick2 at twlakes.net Tue May 1 05:35:07 2018 From: stpatrick2 at twlakes.net (Dale Miller) Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 04:35:07 -0500 Subject: [Ham-Computers] 8-Port Router-Switch Recommendation Needed In-Reply-To: <009301d3e122$36eac6d0$a4c05470$@com> References: <001b01d3e0d2$69081e10$3b185a30$@com> <008601d3e10e$b2654790$172fd6b0$@com> <009301d3e122$36eac6d0$a4c05470$@com> Message-ID: <2d4eef54-50fe-2520-7d07-dc3b0f64c23f@twlakes.net> On 5/1/2018 2:58 AM, Robert Downs via Ham-Computers wrote: > LinkSys BEFSR81. > > Robert Downs > > OK on Linksys it is called DHCP Reservation, Netgear calls it Address Reservation. Your router doesn't support it. Most newer routers do have that support. -- All the Best & 73 Dale Miller, KC2CBD Cookeville, Tennessee Putnam County TN ARES Emergency Coordinator Vice President Cookeville Repeater Association Ham Operator since 1997 (Extra) stpatrick2 at twlakes.net Registered Linux User: #317401 Linux since June 2003 Registered Ubuntu User #26423 -- From kwacka2 at netscape.net Tue May 1 07:18:38 2018 From: kwacka2 at netscape.net (kwacka2 at netscape.net) Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 07:18:38 -0400 Subject: [Ham-Computers] The NET USE Construct In-Reply-To: <007f01d3e10c$624e4470$26eacd50$@com> Message-ID: <1631b6cff93-c8a-3ab59@webjas-vad135.srv.aolmail.net> Have you taken a look at powershell (MS's wonderful all-new command line shell) - it may be the 'New-PSDrive' command has replaced 'net use'. Regarding Ron's suggestion, if you have to jump through hoops to run a program, why not look at alternatives? What is the accounting package that won't run? HTH Paul, 5B8BA P.S. for general interest, OpenOffice nor LibreOffice are 'freeware'. Both are free to use, but are legally protected - you can find the license details at their respective websites. From wa5cab at cs.com Tue May 1 13:06:33 2018 From: wa5cab at cs.com (Robert Downs) Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 12:06:33 -0500 Subject: [Ham-Computers] 8-Port Router-Switch Recommendation Needed In-Reply-To: <2d4eef54-50fe-2520-7d07-dc3b0f64c23f@twlakes.net> References: <001b01d3e0d2$69081e10$3b185a30$@com> <008601d3e10e$b2654790$172fd6b0$@com> <009301d3e122$36eac6d0$a4c05470$@com> <2d4eef54-50fe-2520-7d07-dc3b0f64c23f@twlakes.net> Message-ID: <00ba01d3e16e$c343f7e0$49cbe7a0$@com> OK. Thanks. At least I didn't miss it when I went through the settings available. I also have a dLink but it's only a 4-port and doesn't have a separate modem port so only three are available, but it does have an Air Card port (PCM-CIA I think). Bought it in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike when for more than a week, the only commo systems still up in the area were some of the cell towers and radio. I'll look up what LinkSys and NetGear currently have available. Robert Downs -----Original Message----- From: ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dale Miller Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 4:35 AM To: Robert Downs via Ham-Computers Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] 8-Port Router-Switch Recommendation Needed On 5/1/2018 2:58 AM, Robert Downs via Ham-Computers wrote: > LinkSys BEFSR81. > > Robert Downs > > OK on Linksys it is called DHCP Reservation, Netgear calls it Address Reservation. Your router doesn't support it. Most newer routers do have that support. -- All the Best & 73 Dale Miller, KC2CBD Cookeville, Tennessee Putnam County TN ARES Emergency Coordinator Vice President Cookeville Repeater Association Ham Operator since 1997 (Extra) stpatrick2 at twlakes.net Registered Linux User: #317401 Linux since June 2003 Registered Ubuntu User #26423 From stpatrick2 at twlakes.net Tue May 1 13:22:50 2018 From: stpatrick2 at twlakes.net (Dale Miller) Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 12:22:50 -0500 Subject: [Ham-Computers] 8-Port Router-Switch Recommendation Needed In-Reply-To: <00ba01d3e16e$c343f7e0$49cbe7a0$@com> References: <001b01d3e0d2$69081e10$3b185a30$@com> <008601d3e10e$b2654790$172fd6b0$@com> <009301d3e122$36eac6d0$a4c05470$@com> <2d4eef54-50fe-2520-7d07-dc3b0f64c23f@twlakes.net> <00ba01d3e16e$c343f7e0$49cbe7a0$@com> Message-ID: On 5/1/2018 12:06 PM, Robert Downs via Ham-Computers wrote: > OK. Thanks. At least I didn't miss it when I went through the settings > available. I also have a dLink but it's only a 4-port and doesn't have a > separate modem port so only three are available, but it does have an Air > Card port (PCM-CIA I think). Bought it in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike > when for more than a week, the only commo systems still up in the area were > some of the cell towers and radio. > > I'll look up what LinkSys and NetGear currently have available. > > Robert Downs > > You could use the Dlink as a switch and dhcp server. Then turn off the dhcp on the Linksys and the Dlink will give out IP addresses instead. Just look and see if it has Address Reservation in it's configuration settings first. I always use old routers as switches especially if they are 12V. -- All the Best & 73 Dale Miller, KC2CBD Cookeville, Tennessee Putnam County TN ARES Emergency Coordinator Vice President Cookeville Repeater Association Ham Operator since 1997 (Extra) stpatrick2 at twlakes.net Registered Linux User: #317401 Linux since June 2003 Registered Ubuntu User #26423 -- From wa5cab at cs.com Tue May 15 03:27:52 2018 From: wa5cab at cs.com (Robert Downs) Date: Tue, 15 May 2018 02:27:52 -0500 Subject: [Ham-Computers] TIF Drawings Background Colour Message-ID: <013d01d3ec1e$3cf4da50$b6de8ef0$@com> Yesterday afternoon I suffered through my first (of what I am told I can expect semi-annually) major Windows 10 updates. After it finally finished, I looked around the system to see whether anything had changed or not. The first thing that I found was that plugging in a USD thumb drive no longer causes a sound to be made if the plug in is successful. Does anyone know where to fix this? The second was that when I opened a TIF file (which account for about 1/10 of our total family annual income, so no laughing matter), I discovered that the function had been hijacked by something called Windows Photo Viewer. The second thing that I immediately noticed was that a black and white drawing is displayed with a light tan or khaki instead of white background. At the time, I was unable to find where to change the default program back to Imaging Preview so I finally uninstalled Imaging and tried to reinstall it. And discovered that the installer would no longer auto-run. Somehow, I figured out a way around that and ran the install. Unlike when I first installed it about two months ago, I fortunately noticed that this time it was going to install into Program Files instead of Program Files (x86), and fixed that. The rest of the install went smoothly, and when I then opened File Explorer and double-clicked on a random .TIF, it was opened by Imaging Preview as I had hoped. However, the background is still tan instead of white. When I open one of the TIF files with IrfanView, the background is white as it should be. And programs for opening other type files, like where I'm writing this, still have a white background. I called the shop where I bought this new computer and he didn't have a clue. Worse, I emailed him a TIF file to test with and when he opened it with Windows Photo Viewer, the background on his machine is white. Has anyone ever encountered this problem? And figured out how to fix it? The infamous update also did other things, like deleting entirely Homegroup. Which fortunately I wasn't using. Robert Downs