Question about Firefox...

I have just set up a profile for myself rather than the default, now I can't access my list of bookmarks and have to recreate it. How can I reverse this or import my bookmarks from the default setting?

Seymour;

file , import.

good luck

Thanks, didn't spot that.

edit Doesn't import from the previous Firefox settings though :-(
I had it all beautifully set up.... Better than nothing :-))

i will be helping my brother to set up a WI-FI ASUS router with NTL cable,
this is for his PC and laptop,
is there anything i should look out for,or will the intructions be that easy,
he does have the boards for the tower and laptop,
steve

Scussy

They tend to be fairly straight forward but there will be a few traps along the way.

I'm assuming that it is a wirless router/NTL modem.

Enable DHCP.

If it and one computer has ethernet ports then connect by ethernet cable first and get the broadband working. Then enable the WiFi.

If either your PC or laptop only support 802.11b then you will have to use WEP security (make sure you use a strong key) otherwise go for the higher one.

Once you are up and running, hide the SSID on the wirless router and specify permitted MAC addresses that can connect.

thanks optimist,

as NTL was upgrading WEDS i did not go over,as i think you have to register the router and the laptop with NTL,
does the PCI wi-fi card have to be in the tower or can you use the ethernet in the pc tower,
he has a WI-FI PCI board for PC and the laptop has an internal wi-fi,it's a sony viera laptop,
i think he will want to transfer data from laptop to his PC later on,
he does know an IT guy but he has only done the BT adsl routers,
whats the differnce between BT and NTL,is it not the same sort of set-up,

steve

ps,when i did my one,i only found out at the end after hours of trying that the router had to be regestered with NTL for it to work,the address is https://autoreg.autoregister.net/

http://https://autoreg.autoregister.net/

Scussy

In my post above I was assuming that there was little difference between BT and NTL but it looks like the autoregister could complicate things.

The principle is still the same though. If the router has a hard wire connection use that first then setup broadband then the wirless network. If a hard wired connection is not possible then you have to do the wireless bit first.

Once set up, transfering info between computers is easy.

This is a really daft question. I live in the middle of nowhere, and I mean the middle of nowhere. My nearest neighbour is 3 miles away, I have a hector of land, 4 acre wood complete with tractor, well and a huge pool - it's paradise!

I have more chance of flying to the moon than getting broadband. If I were to set up a network would it possible to have very fast internet access? I have no ides how this works but I think it can work without a telephone line?

Mr E

How much do you want to spend??

Assuming that you are not in range of any WiFi service, you could look into ISDN which is normally 64hbps and can go to 128 (or more if you have multiple lines) after that you are on to leased lines, sattellite or microwave all of which are very expensive.

Perhaps the very first thing you should do is get yourself some of this?

http://www.onspeed.com

Also check out this one

http://www.netaway.com

I would be very wary of onspeed especially for streaming.

If it were as good as they say they would have been taken over by BT or AOL.

Optimist, as little as possible :-) I think they only do ADSL in France? Not sure.

Doc, onespeed look very good, until I came across this:
All AOL users please note: you can only use ONSPEED outside of the AOL and Internet Explorer browsers. If you would like to use ONSPEED for your web browsing, please download an alternate web browser to surf the web. AOL blocks certain ports within its browser which make ONSPEED incompatible with AOL at present. To achieve email acceleration with AOL, you need to use your AOL web mail through the alternate web browser. Once you have purchased ONSPEED and downloaded and installed the alternate web browser, please click here for detailed instructions on how to configure the alternate web browser. These can be found in our Help pages.

I'm an AOL user but have firefox installed so should be ok.

I can see the idea behind netaway but don't think they are really for me and to be honest don't see a market there for them. Too expensive (would cost me over a grand a week in charges!) and more targeted at global travellers who don't know what else is available.

Thanks for the pointers.

Hmmm? I don't think you can go wrong anyhow.

First, I see AOL are telling you how there's something else that AOL is not very good for. Well we all know it is a bum way of browsing and also a bum portal.

Secondly, well, oh f*** it! :-) Hey it's only 25 and for a full year too. It worked for me and gave me amazing speeds around 5 times faster that of ordinary 56k. Spend your 25 and if it doesn't work for you then jack it in.

They say :- "Test your connection speed now and again once you're ONSPEED. You'll be amazed by the difference and we offer a "no strings" money back guarantee if you're not impressed."

Basically, download data is either 'text' or 'pictures' or a mixture of both. One thing it does allow you to do is to cut down on the 'quality' of picture being viewed. As you know, when you look at a picture you are actually downloading the image. So if you can reduce the numbers of pixels being downloaded to get a particular image, then you will make the experience 'worse' but much quicker. Actually, the 'worse' part can be very nearly 'not much worse and very nearly perfect'. Since they have six adjustable settings for this latter, then just adjusting this alone can really speed up your surfing experience.

Streaming, which is 'text' not 'pictures', will be much much faster with OnSpeed. With OnSpeed, if you click on MoneyAM's 'Watch List', then it will hit your computer monitor's screen virtually immediately, even on 56k.

I looked at Onspeed and I must say that if I didn't have access to broadband I would certainly give it a try. It won't speed up streaming but it should certainly speed loading of web pages up.

Onspeed

Well taken the plunge and here are the results pre-onspeed:

33.6K Modem: 35-57K
56K Modem: 73-95K
ISDN/I-DSL: 222-267K
Your throughput: 26* K
Cable/ADSL: 229-950K

Loaded 754,928 bytes in 235.529 seconds from OnSpeed server

and post:

33.6K Modem: 35-57K
56K Modem: 73-95K
ISDN/I-DSL: 222-267K
Your throughput: 49* K
Cable/ADSL: 229-950K
T1: 1078-1300K

hmmmmmmm certainly nowhere near x5. I was using fox so will try with another browser.

Doc - I actually stay with AOL UK for 3 reasons; 1) To keep the same email address 2) I travel a lot and AOL have a global dial up 3) I have found a loop hole in their system which enables me to have unlimited time from an AOL account in France. If I were to change to AOL france I would have to pay much more.



for info here are more limitations:
Javascript Required IE4

ONSPEED speeds up your web browsing and sending/receiving of emails*.

ONSPEED will not accelerate browsing over HTTPS (secure websites) or accelerate file downloads or uploads such as MP3, exes or streaming media content (over FTP or file sharing programs). In future, ONSPEED are looking to add these features.

ONSPEED does not increase the size of your internet connection. It compresses the data received hence speeding up your web browsing experience. ONSPEED does not replace your existing Internet Service Provider (ISP) and is to be used in conjunction with your existing Internet Service Provider (ISP).

ONSPEED offers the following value-added service in addition to speeding up your web and e-mail usage: Integrated Diagnostic Support Tool, Pop-Up Blocker and Ad blocker.

* For MAC users, ONSPEED will only accelerate your web browsing. MAC email acceleration is available use of a web mail service. If you do not have a web mail service, we recommend Web2Mail, which can integrate with your POP3 email accounts.

another test with firefox:

Loaded 754,928 bytes in 118.27 seconds from OnSpeed server.

33.6K Modem: 35-57K
56K Modem: 73-95K
ISDN/I-DSL: 222-267K
Your throughput: 51* K
Cable/ADSL: 229-950K
T1: 1078-1300K

Your speed pre-Onspeed seems very low. At what speed does your modem connect at (two little terminals in system tray)?

here's another one:

Loaded 754,928 bytes in 117.429 seconds from OnSpeed server.

33.6K Modem: 35-57K
56K Modem: 73-95K
ISDN/I-DSL: 222-267K
Your throughput: 51* K
Cable/ADSL: 229-950K
T1: 1078-1300K
Kbps:

Kayak, that depends! Normally mid 40's but mid 30's 30% of the time. The above test was on FF after having re-started AOL at 45333 (thats what the tray says).

45333 is good for the physical connection. However it does prove that AOL is cr*p when you come to throughput. 26K is low for a 45K connection.