ManxTrialSpaz

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I honestly don't know why I haven't done this yet. Although we don't have a Curry's or Comet - only local places, which doubtless will be looking to charge a bomb for anything they sell. That cable definitely looks like the best bet so far. It looks like it can't be more than 7-8mm in diameter as well. I have been scouring the internet and have been a bit reluctant to buy a cable because I wasn't too sure if it'd fit, although Dan, that iPod cable looks perfect although it doesn't say how long the cable is. And speaking of length, it's literally just going to be a headphone cable, so I imagine it needs to be ~1m long. Anyway, you've given me somewhere to look - cheers guys!

Sorry about the apparently terrible explanation but this is exactly what I was trying to say! Cheers for all the replies guys, gonna look through those links now.

I'm trying to find a replacement cable (2x male ends) for a pair of Panasonic headphones which has a removable cable (surprisingly broken as opposed to lost!). Thing is, the socket on the headphones is about 1/2inch in and I'd estimate it to be around 8mm wide and all of the cables I've found lying around the house have huge plastic shrouds that don't fit. If anyone could point me in the right direction of an appropriate cable, that would be awesome! inb4 anyone suggests filing the plastic shroud down - I really can't be bothered.

Yeah, they've had their IDs splattered across the internet. It certainly appears that they were a bunch of amateurs which makes the whole thing a bit unnerving, that they got so much info.

The scary thing is - they didn't do anything complicated in their released hacks - all pretty basic stuff apparently that anyone can download the tools for. That's the scary part. Anyways, their twitter feed was an interesting read too.

I have been enjoying this a lot recently

This. You stand to lose more by not spending 5 minutes on the phone to the police. The cyclist could easily contact the police and BS about all sorts and they'll give him the benefit of the doubt as he was the first to contact them.

Yes, yes you should! http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Motorola/SBG900/Vonage.htm This apparently forwards all the ports you need to. Edit: They're trying to sell you a program but if you just forward the ports and send them to the LAN IP address 192.168.0.10 (looks like you only have to specify the end '10' part) its should be working if that guide forwards everything you need to forward. Anyway, it's bed time for me - since it's nearly tomorrow - good luck!

On the second screen - is there anything under DHCP lease table? It looks like there wants to be. If not, I'm going to have to admit defeat I'm afraid, JT I'll leave you with this though - http://support.vonage.com/doc/en_us/1098.xml The Vonage support page which simply advises to turn off your firewall...

Weird - I would have expected it to show up, but regardless, that page isn't showing the IP address of the current connected device, so isn't much use. Is there anything useful under Gateway->LAN?

Is the Voange connected at the moment? To me that looks like the list of associated MAC addresses - one being the router itself and the other presumably being the computer you're connected with...

Eugh, I've garnered all of my router know-how from learning about port forwarding with Netgears - so trying to firgure it out for the Motorola is being a headache. I've found the support guide but I'm unsure as to how you'll find the IP of attached devices. I *think* it might be listed in Cable->Addresses (or maybe Gateway->LAN -- yes, I'm having several stabs in the dark) and you might possibly get the option of assigning an IP in Cable->Configuration as for the port forwarding - I was going to suggest a pretty long winded method but this works, apparently http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Motorola/SBG900/Vonage.htm So basically, you want to find the current IP of the Vonage, (assign a static address so you don't have to reconfigure) and follow the port forwarding guide above - and it should all be working!

From what I gather the Vonage is a VoIP phone? So you've got Internet<-->Router<-->Vonage Yeah? If that's the case - everything needs to be configured in the router. What's the model of the router?

You probably won't be able to access the Vonage box through a web browser. Besides - all of the IP allocation and port forwarding will be handled by the router.

Port triggering is port forwarding - so you're looking in the right place. I'm probably going to cover what you already have figured out for clarity - Basically, internet traffic is directed to and from your computer with assigned channels of communication (ports) so everything goes directly to where it needs to be. A firewall quite handily stops a lot of traffic from random ports as they can be abused for illegitimate entry into a system. So you need to basically 'forward' specific incoming and outgoing traffic through specific ports to your Vonage box. The ports you need are listed in the support page. The ports need to be directed to a specific IP address which will have been assigned by the router and you should be able to find through an 'Attached Devices' menu or similar. Once you find this, you've got all the info you need to forward your ports. The only problem is the router will probably assign a new IP to the Vonage box if the connection is interrupted - and the port forwarding will obviously be ineffective. So there should also be another menu where you can assign a static IP to the box so you never have to change the settings. If you post the model of router you have, we (I know someone will step in at the same time as me!) might be able to point you in the right direction menu-wise.

Fairy sure that quote's wrong... Should be "I'm so gorgeous they want to put me under arrest" Source: Over watching of Father Ted

Cheers mate. Gave it all that but they didn't budge. My dad sauntered home and got the bastards off in a couple of seconds! Giving them a tug and tapping the thread itself with a hammer and they came right off.

If you took all of those baby's head hair, side boards and moustaches - they'd look like a milkman I know! i was going to make a similar joke but thought it'd fall on confused ears.

Has anyone got any hints or tips towards taking the wiper blades off from a MkIV VW Golf? I'm close to angle grinding the f**kers off.

I was just being dramatic. I don't really care how I'll be earning - as long as I'm enjoying myself, nothing else really matters IMO.

I've been working in a phone shop for the past year (have been there since the end of '08) until I go to uni in September to do mechanical engineering. But now I've glanced through this thread, it may not be the cash cow I'm after!

Ah fair enough, should have figured it'd be YouTube! Out of interest, what's the competition?

I liked that. Not music I really listen to anymore, but that was pretty good for it's genre. I did think that when the main lead came in full swing at 47s it sounded a bit distorted - maybe sounded like there was slight clipping in places? I dunno, just seemed a bit off at first although now I've listened a second time it sounds fine

Software-wise, the N8 (in fact, symbian as a whole) pales in comparison to things like Android or even iOS, especially when you look at apps. The app markets tends to be very divergent, with brand specific app stores, as opposed to having a centralised app store akin to Android Marketplace and the App Store. In comparison, I find Symbian comes out as a bit clunky and nowhere near a smooth and sleek as iOS or Android either. Hardware wise though, it's pretty strong. Obviously the camera is a marketed strong point, and in addition the screen is very nice as well - for those people wanting to watch videos it makes a very nice display being an LED screen, it scores well for colour, brightness, contrast and viewing angles. Disregarding applications, as a phone, it comes together as a good device, just maybe not as fun and as interactive as Android - which isn't necessarily a bad thing. A lot of people want a straight forward, out of your face phone that remain to be top of the range, and for that niche, phones like the N8 fall in nicely.