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HOWTO: set the link speed / duplex of a port on an ASUS router

I searched high and low unsuccessfully for instructions on how to set the link speed and/or duplex on one of the ports of an ASUS router (in my case, the RT-N66U, though I think other ASUS routers behave similarly). Once I had already figured out the answer on my own, I was able to find… Read More »

New scam: pay a usurious fee to get your rebate faster

I’ve just encountered a new (at least for me) scam in the ongoing quest by retailers and manufacturers to make rebates more and more onerous to apply for and therefore less likely to cost them any money. While applying on-line for a $10 rebate on an ASUS motherboard I purchased recently at Micro Center, I… Read More »