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That is how my setup is, yes. LAN1 (VPN) is my normal LAN where daily use goes on because VPN. LAN 2 literally just goes to a seperate wireless AP (old router) and is not on the VPN, no. Firewall, best as I can tell is 100% disabled on it. The DNS service I'm using is an entirely different bug of some kind of my missetup I'm sure. Of course anything I'm trying to connect to via the DNS is going to be through the VPN'ed LAN1 network. I can connect through the DNS on my LAN2 somehow, but actually over the internet the DNS cannot be seen. Here's a screenshot of my port forwarding page under NAT's, which I believe is the correct spot here. I tried swapping the ports around as well and didn't seem to do any good. Ironically Plex still works outside the home, but only via transcoding. Says I lack a direct connection. I assume ports, but I suppose could be VPN related there. EDIT: The blacked out ones are RDP connections that do not work outside of the home but should. The Minecraft servers don't work outside of the home either. And the ports for "Steam Rig" were just me attempting to get Steam voice chat to work over the VPN, which it never did work.

Well shoot, anybody want to give me a hand with figuring out why I can't port forward out through my LAN1 (VPN) setup? Would be nice to NOT have to swap networks everytime I want to fire up a game. My "naked" LAN2 setup is far from safe and secure lol. AV and adblocking I usually just put on every "client" rig / device in the house. So really my only issue is my DNS not working properly for some odd reason and I cannot get ports to forward at all. It's more than likely just me getting confused because I have two LAN's setup, or maybe the DNS isn't setup properly causing problems, or I'm doing the ports wrong entirely. This thing is also a LOT more technical than anything I've ever played with in the past.....that could have part to do with it too. Even if not, no big deal. My setup "works" as is, I just don't like gaming naked on the internet.

3.6GHz on a 65nm Core 2 Quad......man that's not a bad chip. And under 1.40v? That's basically an unlocked Q6600 G0 if I'm not mistaken, so damn good overclock on it so far! Your early quad rig is quite a huge step up from the one I built lol. That's one seriously mean retro rig. Love it! I was very pleasantly surprised by how well my Phenom I 9850BE rig runs too in 2021. Seems like ANY quad core CPU is still at the very least "usable" today. Let me know if you get bored and want to run Left 4 Dead 2, Killing Floor, or any other era appropriate titles that I might have lol. It's one thing to build it and see it run, its entirely different enjoying a game on it.

I just hope the 790 SLI board is compatible with the Xeon mods, that was one thing I wasn't sure on was board compatibility. I always ran the Intel series boards back then (for the mods), 965p, p35 and p45 boards.

All that means to me is cheap crypto to buy!

I think the AI meant lasagna for you! Welcome Garfield36! Hope you enjoy your stay here. EDIT: Why must I pick on the AI? -_-

@ENTERPRISE or other moderators, feel free to remove if needed or wanted. I just want to put some good thoughts / feelings out to our overclockers and hardware modders in tornado alley tonight. Just heard on social media there was a giant tornado in TN and rumored in IL as well (Amazon warehouse?). I'm not sure the exact details, but apparently it was a giant F5, and might have done some seriously overwhelming damage to a lot of people in its wake. If we could all just take a moment and give them some well wishes, it might help. Hey....it can't hurt anything. So, from the bottom of my heart, I hope everyone in that area is safe tonight and well. And I hope you all know (every single one of you guys here) how much I you guys / gals. No bromo. May everyone effected at the very least be safe and well. Material possessions can be replaced. Please do NOT post images and if you find a news story and want to share it, please make sure the images in the news story aren't too catastrophic (or at least give a warning).

Looking good so far!

Same here too. It's looking more and more like I might switch to Linux on my main rig before I go to Windows 11. I've gotten pretty good with Mint and Kubuntu both. Seriously, my sig rig says its not compatible (probably because of the trusted computing thing but whatever). That shouldn't be a requirement to run a dang OS anyway. They allow ARM and Atom based systems to run Windows, why can't older but capable hardware run it? (Looking at my FX, Phenom II, and Phenom rigs that WOULD be powerful enough.) And no, Windows 7 doesn't update unless you were already updated before. If you're on an original Win7 install, no service packs or anything, seems like you're screwed (just installed 7 on a rig last night). Either that or I'm an idiot since I haven't used 7 in years, that's always a possibility. Needed 7 installed on my 939 rig since 10 was too heavy to run on it.

My Socket 939 rig that's functional now has Windows 7 on it, and I feel like a complete idiot. This good A8N SLI board was showing the same exact signs of failure as the A8N32 SLI Deluxe, and the same as the A8N SLI Premium. I figured out the problem, was PEBKAC. Apparently, the good old trick of ONLY having your drive plugged in that you intend to install Windows to......that was the trick to making these work. Any other drives connected (especially IDE when using SATA drives too), the machine won't boot from USB and install proper. To get Windows / any OS to install via USB, you HAVE to have just the USB stick plugged in and your destination drive. ALL other drives MUST be disconnected, otherwise it won't write the boot.ini properly or something (won't boot). I knew this was a "thing" back then, but honestly I forgot it was a thing on 939. I honestly didn't think I would run into these kinds of silly BIOS glitches till Socket A. The machine DID function just fine on Windows 10 32bit, which was a surprise. However, sadly, Windows 10 does NOT function very well on a dual core at all. With all the background processes going on, the poor CPU was at 100% load 24/7 and it was an absolute nightmare to even try to use it to web browse because of that. If this were a dual Socket 940 rig with 2 dual cores installed instead of just one, it would operate perfectly and probably be a wonderful daily driver. Luckily Windows 7 doesn't exhibit those same problems. I was just hoping that all of my "multicore" systems could run it, but nope....not duallies. The ZIP250 drive I have installed in the 939 rig is also broken. Too bad its outside of the 30 day warranty ebay allows as it most definitely arrived broken. -_- Oh well...... It's now 110% alive, functioning, overclocked to 2.90GHz, and I even played Killing Floor and Left 4 Dead on the 939 rig last night. Made me very happy. The 4 questionable boards are being sent out to Bones this week (thank you again Bones, seriously). He's going to take a whack at trying to recover these things before I go and blow more money on old worthless junk.

My Ryzen rig says its not capable of running Windows 11. So guess I'm sitting this one out.

Ahh yes. I completely forgot about that.

AI seems slow E..... Lmao, welcome anyway to daniel345!

E, the AI seems a little delayed there. Welcome anyway Colorous!

We can work out the details in private, but yeah sounds like a plan. Would love to just know that the board isn't a problem anymore on these old ones. I've been burned by too many bad capped boards already lol. The joys of trying to buy 15+ year old gear. You are awesome!

Huge images update (damage report): So, the test bench monitor died. I went ahead and went into a thrift store today, and I scored two 21.5" 1080p TN panels, one Dell and the other HP. The 939 rig that's built is 110% functional, I had Windows 10 32bit on it for a little while and it was rock solid. It was PAINFULLY slow though, CPU was pegged at 100% even when doing nothing. So.....trying to get 7 on there now. Images, I promised images. So, its no secret now Bones said he had some cap soldering experience and even some spare caps perhaps on hand (depending). So I went ahead and did an inventory of my leftover older boards that need attention to their caps. Figured these are all getting built here within the next few months, might as well double check the caps before I proceed. Socket 939 Boards: Asus A8N SLI Premium: Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe: Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe x2: Socket A / 462 Boards: ECS K7S5A Rev 5.0: Asus A7V8X: Asus A7N8X-E Rev 1.01:

LTT had this on their live stream today. So, this is growing to be bigger news than I thought yesterday. Hmmm. Personally, I say good. Nvidia needed to be knocked down a peg or two. All of these big companies that are operating towards monopolies need to be knocked back. We need more innovation, more consumer choice. Honestly, if Cyrix was still around today and 3DFX and ATI, could you imagine the cool rigs that might've been? Tons of old, and honestly great companies died in the last 15-30 years its absolutely horrible. I hold the same views against gaming companies too. Looking at you EA. *shakes fist

Okay, this is really concerning. Didn't we learn our lessons from the movies? If they start talking about the robotics 3 laws..... I'm checking out.

Look at them cinder blocks! I thought I was the only broke guy that thought those make decent stands.

Yessir, I'll have pictures of the A8N SLI Premium and the good A8N32-SLI Deluxe hopefully this evening. Pretty sure the 32 Deluxe works fine, but going to take cap pictures anyway to check. I was spending all my free time trying to get the one working. Now it does.

How have I not ran into this thread yet? -_- Here's my home setup, best setup in the house right now. Home theater will be coming later after I get out of this apartment. I do have a soundbar on my TV, but who cares? Lol. Specs: SMSL AD18 Mini Amp Micca MB42 with crossover mod Philips SHP9500 Headphones with USB Mod Mic (and modded cushions) I intend on adding a small subwoofer to the setup eventually after I move to an actual house. But overall, I've been very very pleased with this setup so far. Also, please excuse the mess. Work in progress, as usual.

Good? Bwahahaha no lol. But I'll search around after Christmas. Worst case I'll buy a used 1080p panel on eBay if I don't find anything locally. Update further: The Socket 939 rig has drivers installed (GPU and wifi at least), and is currently installing updates on Windows 10. It most definitely is alive, it was BSOD'ing because my monitor was breaking. -_- Has an odd boot problem, the Windows 10 install flash drive must be inserted for it to boot. But otherwise its working.

Short lived success I suppose. -_- My test bench monitor died last night. It's now stuck at 640x480 resolution. Yes, its most definitely the monitor. I swapped rigs, I swapped cables, adapters, everything else I could think of. Only thing I couldn't swap was inputs on the monitor because I lack DVI-VGA adapters. So, my museum pieces are now actually on a pause till after Christmas. Small packages arriving or not, since I can't actually test anything. In the meantime, I'll use my TV for making sure the 939 rig works. Looks like I'll be in the market for a new cheapy monitor after Christmas.

There's some cards I haven't seen in years, names too. Good article!

AndrewKey there has a point. The US media, while they might not be 100% fabricated points, they absolutely are using fear, even in this tech related news story. Just look at all these words that inflict emotion, just in the quoted excerpt. Nevermind the entire article. They shot down a satellite. Their own satellite. Unless it really DOES pose a threat to the ISS, all these big scary emotional words really weren't necessary in the article. The ISS is still up there. I'm sure its completed a full orbit several times over since this happened. It is what it is. Or do we forget that there's probably tons and tons (literally) of space junk up there already that astronauts have to be mindful of?