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I have to setup a Geo 650-8 w/ Dial-up modem access untill DSL is availible. I've never set one up w/ a modem so any tips are appreciated! I don't have one of the tested modems, but I was going to try with a USR external and a default init string and work from there... Input is welcome!!!

Great link. Good find!

I like testing speeds online, but I don't like the link you sent b/c requires installing an app. This is the one we use. I'm sure it's not prefectly accurate, but a good rough estimate. http://performance.toast.net/ Does anyone use any other online speed tests?

Good stuff! I'm going to experiment with it a little. Do you get more memory errors or mem wear out quicker? Any negatives?

JASPER: You mentioned before that you don't use a swap file. Why? Is this a good Idea? Does anyone else disable it?

I will look into a multi-homed router. I haven't had a chance to play with one. Are they big $$$$$? Any specific model a good choice? I might also suggest to them bitting the bullet and going to a Gig network as was previously mentioned. Especially since the Asus MB we use has an integrated Gig NIC.

First off, the 'problem' is definately theirs. They aren't blaming us, we're just trying to help. They only have 1 network right now, a typical 10/100 w/ a fractional T1 for the I-net. We were considering a second network w/ a dedicated line to the T1 w/o going through the router for the GEO's internet traffic. The multi homing would allow the GEO to respond on either network w/o the bandwidth bottleneck effecting the Internet traffic. I can make a quick sketch if it's still confusing.

We sold the system 6 months ago and the customer was planning to wait the '3 months' until DSL was availible. So now 6 months later and still a 'in 3 months' answer he said what are my other options. So we said that a modem was cheap but would suck and he went for it. He is actually happy b/c it doesn't suck as bad as we warned him it would. In case you got confused, suck is a highly techincal term.

The modem was a stop gap until DSL is availible in his area. BellSouth has been saying 'in 3 months' for about 6 months now...

The problem here is that the Geo was introduced to an already burdened network. The IT guy said it had periodic lag before we got there. But now with the DVR it's maxed out.

For anyone keeping score at home: We used an older external USR V.92 (model 5686) and it works perfect. A solid connection every time and about a frame every 2 seconds.

I will definately look into that, but remember that there are 3 or 4 useres at a time, so I would have to set it < 250K to still leave room for other traffic? The limitation might be noticable. And it still doesn't leave much room for other traffic.

Exactly. It's a network bottleneck for sure. So the idea was to split the networks in two (LAN & WAN) so no matter what happens on the LAN it can't effect the internet performance. Problem is the GEO has no way to deal w/ 2 IP's. I guess it was too much to ask... I've setup networks this way a few times in the past for differing reasons and it works well. It's also an easy way to bridge 2 networks. Thanks for the input though guys!

Why no swap file?

The problem is that 3-4 of the big shots of the company want to monitor the system from different spots around the building for hours at a time. But when they do this + the normal traffic on the LAN it really bogs down their 100mb network even w/ a decent Cisco router. When this happens you see the effects th most online... Much slower... This might be a feature to recommend for a future software release. To be able to bind to multiple IP/NIC's simultaneously. ISC West dates were anounced for those that go. Apr 5-7. We usually go for a week. Work hard/play hard! Hope to meet some of you out there!

I'm trying to please one of those 'knows enough to be dangerous' customers. He used to own a PC shop that did office networks and thinks he has the soution for everything... So I'm guesing it can't be done by multi-homing the Geo (2 NIC's). I will recommend one of the other solutions. Thanks guys!

I can setup the network no problem, I just dont know how to tell the Geo to respond to either IP/NIC. In the Geo network setup, you have to choose 1 address/device to bind to. ?????

I'm trying to get the Geo to respond on 2 different IP's via 2 different NIC's. The rest of it I got! True it doesn't effect Geo processing, but it does allow you to balance your network and keep local users from bogging down the internet performance. I'm not trying to use it for this, but you could also potentially use it to combine bandwidth on 2 DSL lines... And yes, since local traffic is direct, any IP address is basically static (as long as you don't have a DHCP server on the local network assigning the IP's; in which case it is basically the same as having a non static Internet address)

I should have been more clear: I want the Geo itself (not just windows) to work w/ the 2 NIC cards and IP addresses, so if I'm accessing it locally I want to use 1 IP address and via the internet use the other IP address. Im want to do this to route local traffic through a different router then internet traffic.

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So for best results use the multicam and obviously monitor 1 cam at a time? What frame rate should I expect. At 640x480 is 1 frame every 2-3 seconds realistic? Also, what should I expect using a USR? Anyone had any success with it?

What services do you disable?

That sux! But thanks anyways for the help...

send me the $$($$) and ill make you a tree hmmm, yet another idea ..

http://www.sfcable.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=DB20-06 This is what I was going to try. This what u use?