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Easy Way to Install Equipment in a Rack | Print |  E-mail
Networking - Misc.

How to easily install equipment into a 19 inch equipment rackI needed to install a transmitter into a 19" equipment rack. Since it was heavy, and having installed heavy equipment into a rack I needed an easy way to do that. This is what I came up with.

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Build a Cheap 19 Inch Equipment Rack | Print |  E-mail
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How to Build a 19 inch equipment rack using an IKEA Lack tableRecently I needed a 19" equipment rack. But being cheap, I decided to build one. While searching the Internet, I found what is called a LackRack, which uses IKEA's Lack Table. However further reading revealed a couple of things that I thought were lacking in the original design of the LackRack.

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How to Password Protect a web page or directory | Print |  E-mail
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password protect web pageThere are times when you want to password protect a web page, or a whole directory of a website. For example if you have an area of your web site and you don't want the public to have access. You might want to have a paid subscription service. Password protecting a web page works well for this.
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How to Speed Up Internet surfing securely with OpenDNS | Print |  E-mail
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How to speed up internet surfing with OpenDNSAbout a year ago I discovered OpenDNS, and I am pleased with the results. OpenDNS speeds up your internet surfing, as well as provides a measure of safety from

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How To Make a CAT 5 Cable | Print |  E-mail
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 CAT 5 Network cable

All too often I need to make a CAT 5 cable. Here is how to make one. First off, there are two standards for CAT5, honestly I see no difference between them other than what color pair is used in what order. I have used EIA/TIA-568A cables in a EIA/TIA-568B wiring system with no problems.

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