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Building A Clean Emulation Cabinet Interface
siddhartha:
--- Quote from: XtraSmiley on June 13, 2007, 08:53:52 pm ---Thanks for this man, it is perfect for what I'm about to do. My only question is, how do I know if a Mobo has the power down feature? I'm getting ready to buy and I can't see it listed anywhere. Does this one have it?
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ClassValue=Motherboard&ProductID=2456&ProductName=GA-965P-DS3
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You can download the manual from that site. On Page 42 it has the feature: Power On By Keyboard and 'Password' is one of the options. I would say YES, it certainly does :)
jfunk:
Something else for mobos that's trivial, but helps eliminate that 'computer look' is if you can find one that allows a customized boot screen. I threw the standard NeoGeo boot screen on mine and I don't have to see the generic mobo logo or the scrolling initialization, now :)
steveh:
--- Quote from: siddhartha on June 13, 2007, 04:26:47 pm ---Actually....
Using FTP uses less resources.
The reason is because I have disabled all Windows sharing (File and Printer sharing under the Network Connection's Properties). I run the FTP server on a different computer -- only the FTP client runs on the MAME machine, and only when I want to transfer files.
Also, for security, the Windows sharing is disabled on all computer in the network.
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what kind of security issues are you having on your home network?
If setup properly you wont have to worry about any security issues.
The ftp server idea does make sense tho. but it seams like a difficult way to do it.
you could also go the other way on your network, and from the arcade machine browse to a shared folder on another computer and copy files that way.
siddhartha:
With Windows I am always worried about security issues, especially since I am wireless. Believe it or not half the ISPs in my area actually make your street a LAN, pool your connections, and have a router at the end of the street to connect back to the base station. If your computer isn't password protected, it is trivial to connect to. I figure given all that, plus the fact that I only have two PCs in my house (one of which is for emulation), I can disable the File and Printer Sharing to save resources.
PsychoAU:
If you have a router in your home, then it's firewall functions would not let anyone get in through File/Print Sharing. As long as you didn't open the F/P Sharing port, then only the computers in your house would be able to access that function. But if it makes you happy to go some long, round about way to do transfer some files, then go for it. Do a little research on firewall security in home routers and you may just be able to learn something.
And the ISP putting everyone on a LAN isn't accurate. Yes, they use routers to direct the traffic, but they are not the same as your home router. The ISP's routers only direct TCP/IP traffic from your computer. File and Print Sharing goes through an entirely different protocol.
If you were familiar with basic networking, then you would see that you are being extremly paranoid without cause.
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