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DI-604 router & UDP forwarding

Looking around for solution of this problem. symptoms: UDP events can`t pass through this router eventually. For example, setting up Shareaza (lets say default port 6346) on router`s firewall - adding rule for this port WAN, any IP to LAN, my computer`s IP, port 6346 to 6346, both (UDP & TCP). Result - connection test - TCP - ok, UDP - no answer. Shareaza also reports that there are connection problems "You are behind NAT or firewall". I spent lots of time trying to understand what's going on - changed different port numbers, added separate rules for UDP and TCP, even put my comp in Demilitirezed zone (in router terms means what firewall is disabled) - nothing helps - TCP works perfect UDP not. Status monitor shows that some UDP connections are successful. At the same time Shareaza`s connections seems to work - connecting to servers (all networks), uploading and downloading works. To make sure the reason is inside router I made direct connection and everything work

Replacing noisy fan with heatsink on ASUS A8N-SLI motherboards

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Most of ppl reporting that their new motherboards A8N series (except Premium ver) have annoying noise from chipset fan. Seems that Asus use cheap fan that running at very high speed (about 6000 RPM). At first I thought about replacing it with another , quiet cooler like IceHammers NB-Cooler with Cu heatsink and low noise fan, but after searching the web I found that there is better solution - Zalman ZM-NB47J fanless heatsink. Its cheaper and have adjustable pins for better compatibility. IceHammer`s heatsink pin holes are NOT compotable with this board! WARNING! It is taller then original ASUS cooler! On left photo you can see ZM-NB47J (right one) and NB-Cooler (left one). So lets start! First of all have in mind that you doing this at your own risk ! This operations may void warranty! Take your motherboard out on table, and carefully remove original heatsink from motherboard. From the bottom side of it, you will notice how pins fixed and gently free them with pincers. Now when you