[Wild_Bill]

Milkman, don't know what world you live in, but in my world of $1825 per month before taxes, a $79 router ain't cheap. Point taken though. I do the best I can with what I can afford. I can live without a router at all, which is fortunate since if I have to choose between having a router and playing JumpGate, I play JumpGate.

[Viper2c]

i got a spare linksys....but no power supply. hence the reason why i do not use it anymore. lost it during a move once....kept it just in case i can get a power supply that will work with it.

Viper2c
Lampshade
Tazor

[vorlon31]

Just to add to the speculation - if directplay is no longer a factor in jumpgates network code, are mac and linux versions on the horizon too?

[Milkman]

Few comments... the "cheap router" comment wasn't meant to be demeaning. Fact of the matter is they are cheaper to make them more affordable for the masses and im glad more people are running them so there is at least a bit more security out there and less zombies. I used to run a 1 port linksys router with a seperate linksys hub at home. I had random disco's and couldn't have friends over to play the same games online because we would all get discoed (jumpgate, BF1942, ghost recon, WoW). I replaced the router with a enterprise class firewall/router sonicwall (perk of being a network admin) and all my problems went away. Since i had problems in so many games and know others that have as well, its hard to blame the games for the issue when it seems to be a hardware thing.

As for the linux/mac thing... it depends on what they used. My guess would be no though. Its likely they justed used the newer DirectX networking code which still wouldn't support linux or mac... well unless those open source projects to port directX make some progress.

[Regan]

i do hope this craptacular laptop and this lovely Radeon 9000 m will support the new and improved Jumpgate... otherwise ... i'll be jumpcrack-less and twitchy.... not to mention it better work on dial up :- / I'm nervous.

[Lordopic]

Dear oh yea up above, help Regan by giveing her a superdoper PC and free broadband. and er ill be a good boy here on in.

[Eraser55]

Originally Posted by Wild_Bill

Milkman, don't know what world you live in, but in my world of $1825 per month before taxes, a $79 router ain't cheap.

wth, thats what I pay in Tax.. What kind of country do you live in, move to norway man.. they pay good here

[dailatron]

Originally Posted by Eraser55

wth, thats what I pay in Tax.. What kind of country do you live in, move to norway man.. they pay good here

Norway has a bigger tax rate than the US, also Bill gets payed in Dollars you get the much lesser worth Kroner.

Good to know that being a clown pays in Norway though.

[Injustice]

Originally Posted by Eraser55

wth, thats what I pay in Tax.. What kind of country do you live in, move to norway man.. they pay good here

My guess is that's military pay for Wild_Bill.

[Wild_Bill]

I wish it was military pay! Nope, it's city retirement for someone who spent 29 years dispatching Fire. EMS and Police and got to the point where he physically couldn't do an 8 hour shift 5 days a week without ending up in the hospital a couple of times a year. It also represents almost $1000 per month less in actual take home, plus the insurance went from $109 per month to $466 per month. I'm not complaining either. Plenty of folks out there have it one hell of a lot worse than I do. I know some and am kin to others, so I'm just telling you so you'll know is all. I've got an application in for disability but in spite of being in a wheelchair for 33+ years, that's not a shoe-in. If I get the disability it will almost make up for the monetary loss.

I apologize for taking you where you didn't want to go and telling you way more than you probably wanted to know, but I didn't want anyone thinking I was a hero in real life. The sad thing is, as Injustice pointed out, some of our military people do make less than $2000 per month. It shames me that we Americans send our young folks out to fight for barely more than poverty wages and then can't adequately take care of them or their families when they are hurt or killed. But that's another topic.

And Eraser, no offense, but there's no way in hell I'd live in Norway. Even Texas gets too cold for me sometimes. Wheelchairs and snow don't go well together either (nor do sandy beaches, mountains, forrests, swamps, etc etc etc). I'm sure Norway is a wonderful place full of mostly wonderful people, but I'll pass.

[xerout]

Originally Posted by Wild_Bill

........plus the insurance went from $109 per month to $466 per month.

That is an outrage....and one of the great shames of our country. Having to pay more than four times what you were paying when employed for health insurance is scandalous....I've been in that position myself when I was self employed and I know others who've been hit by the same thing after leaving a job, being downsized or retiring. More than a few people I know simply drop insurance because it's a choice between paying for rent and food or paying for insurance. Good luck and keep fighting the good fight Wild_Bill.

Xerout

[Eraser55]

Originally Posted by dailatron

Norway has a bigger tax rate than the US, also Bill gets payed in Dollars you get the much lesser worth Kroner.

Good to know that being a clown pays in Norway though.

like i didn't figure that out when there is a dollar sign in front of the number.