Fatty April 25, 2003 Share Fatty GC Founder April 25, 2003 Whether it was Fr4gF3st last year or not, LAN veterans always have tips for the newbies. Serious replies only. Here's mine (tipped to me by Mini last year, and saved me some serious hassle) 1. UNSHARE ALL YOUR DRIVES, FOLDERS, ETC before you plug into the LAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman April 25, 2003 Share Gunman Member April 25, 2003 2. DON'T FORGET YOUR POWERSTRIP OR ANYTHING ELSE IN THE WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING TOPIC! THERE MAY BE ONE OR TWO SPARES, BUT IT IS TOO RISKY TO FORGET ANYTHING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mini_Me April 25, 2003 Share Mini_Me GC Founder April 25, 2003 Make sure you have the latest virus scanning engine/dats on your PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamber April 25, 2003 Share Chamber Member April 25, 2003 Make sure you bring ANY AND ALL Software that you will use. Including Windows. If you don't your system WILL die and will need to be reloaded. Bring your own computer chair......you will be sooo happy in the end for this one. Bring HEADPHONES WITH MIC!!!!! Bring any kind of medicine you need (Tylenol, Advil, etc.....) hangovers suck LOL Label everything!!!! That's all i can think of right now......post more later LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yErMoTH3r April 25, 2003 Share yErMoTH3r GC Founder April 25, 2003 ILL SAY THIS NOW, YOUR MACHINE WILL NOT BE PLUGGED INTO THE MAIN LAN UNTIL AFTER ITS SCANNED OR YOU PROVE (WITH LOGS) THAT YOU SCANNED IT WITH THE LATEST DEFS THE DAY BEFORE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamber April 25, 2003 Share Chamber Member April 25, 2003 Good idea m0m.....If anyone is dumb enough not to have anti-virus software, and claim they can't get it i will bring OEM copies of Mcafee and Nortan so we can scan people!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL April 25, 2003 Share dwEEziL Member April 25, 2003 Don't decide to make some minor "configuration" change immediately prior to heading for the LAN. They usually blow up in your face (I swapped cases with a guy at the last LAN and the PS he got wasn't good enough to power his mobo). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty April 25, 2003 Author Share Fatty GC Founder April 25, 2003 !!! Someone take a screen shot. m0m's very first, and probably last, completely serious posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yErMoTH3r April 25, 2003 Share yErMoTH3r GC Founder April 25, 2003 what you didnt think the post about the live vid steam was serious? heh it was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THX1138 April 25, 2003 Share THX1138 Member April 25, 2003 if your name is [DLM]->Fish then bring an extra monitor. His got fried last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty April 25, 2003 Author Share Fatty GC Founder April 25, 2003 what you didnt think the post about the live vid steam was serious? heh it was... Where's the live vid stream post? I have a dig camera, we need it for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwOOp April 25, 2003 Share SwOOp Member April 25, 2003 Do not try your Leet Haxoring skills on the server to screw up da pings. We will find you and the punishment will not be nice. InDeeD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All Kill3r April 26, 2003 Share All Kill3r Member April 26, 2003 ILL SAY THIS NOW, YOUR MACHINE WILL NOT BE PLUGGED INTO THE MAIN LAN UNTIL AFTER ITS SCANNED OR YOU PROVE (WITH LOGS) THAT YOU SCANNED IT WITH THE LATEST DEFS THE DAY BEFORE hrm..can i just install whatever virus software someone brings once i get there and take care of this issue in 5 minutes? I have no virus anything right now and dont plan on installing any until the lan just to clear my name so i can hook up to lan. lemme know, thnx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL April 26, 2003 Share dwEEziL Member April 26, 2003 Kill3r, if you install A/V software and scan it there, you should be good to go. That is how I interpretted m0m's post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[VI]ROosTEr April 26, 2003 Share [VI]ROosTEr Member April 26, 2003 If you smoke, bring more. (extra lighter too) MOUSEPAD phillips screwdriver (can you ever have too many?) flashlight of some sort (I always need one, and never have one ) Power strip (people always forget 'em) If you have some stuff you want to sell (computer stuff), chances are somebody will want to buy it Alarm clock camera (B4 the digi cam I always forgot my camera...go figure) No matter how cold/warm it is supposed to be, bring at least one change of clothes for opposite weather conditions. And one final tip: If Dweez is there, and you feel like getting wasted and "skating" on a frozen pool, listen to him when he says "Don't get on that frozen pool!" If you don't, you're gonna get smacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL April 26, 2003 Share dwEEziL Member April 26, 2003 Darn skippy! Just ask THE PUP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smoke April 26, 2003 Share Guest Smoke Guests April 26, 2003 I don't like anti virus software, it has a nasty way of causing computer problems. I use housecall.antivirus.com <--- it is greater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL April 26, 2003 Share dwEEziL Member April 26, 2003 Smoke, I have no clue what you are talking about. I use Norton's Antivirus Corporate Edition (I get it through work) and it is awesome. When I play online games I turn off the Realtime File Protection (as easy as a clicking the systray). A/V software is like a seatbelt. It might be annoying at first but once you get used to it you love it and feel weird without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smoke April 26, 2003 Share Guest Smoke Guests April 26, 2003 dunno after computer support and my own experiences, I've found that most anti-virus software has underlying badness. I figure just watching what your doing is the best anti-virus software. and for what u may miss. housecall.antivirus.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TeKNiK April 26, 2003 Share Guest TeKNiK Guests April 26, 2003 Just downloaded Norton SystemWorks Pro 2k3. I'll bring to lan if anyone needs it to be installed . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[VI]ROosTEr April 26, 2003 Share [VI]ROosTEr Member April 26, 2003 dunno after computer support and my own experiences, I've found that most anti-virus software has underlying badness. I figure just watching what your doing is the best anti-virus software. and for what u may miss. housecall.antivirus.com I don't use it either man. It's just a pain in the dizzonkey. I just back up regularly on diff. drives, and I format so often anyway, if I had a virus I probably wouldn't know it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL April 27, 2003 Share dwEEziL Member April 27, 2003 Yeah, but everyone else on your network would! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smoke April 29, 2003 Share Guest Smoke Guests April 29, 2003 i'm doing my first format ever on this computer next week, up time has been 2+years. like I said, watching what your doing is the best anti-virus software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX April 29, 2003 Share NOFX Member April 29, 2003 (edited) anti-virus software sucks, it just hogs my memory and slows my system down. I find it worthless, if your dumb enough to fall for somethign and install a virus then i guess you should have it, If for some reason I accidnetly install one, no big prob, I really dont find it all that difficult to to spend < 2 hours on a format and an install. Well...unles it was really nasty and somehow infected my other HD which is just my file driver(now that would kinda suck), but then again I've been on the internet since 9th grade...hrmm thats 6 years and I never installed virsus by accident. Why do we have to turn file-sharing off? I'm sure some of you guys would like some warez/progs that I have Edited April 29, 2003 by NOFX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwEEziL April 29, 2003 Share dwEEziL Member April 29, 2003 One, the best practice is smart-computering (or whatever) COUPLED with proper security programs. Protecting yourself with layers is always good. Second, by "turn off file-sharing", I am sure m0m means the MS File and Print Sharing. A lot of virii/worms propogate themselves via this. Third, a good A/V program sits in the background and hardly uses any resources unless necessary. Mine is currently using about 4MB of my 512MB of RAM and 0 CPU utilization. On the subject, a good spyware detector is a good thing to have as well. I currently use Spybot S&D...very nice product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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