TGO David

It sounds more like an academic thing at this point, but I agree that looking at the running config would be a little more helpful. We had an issue like this when we switched ISPs and it turned out to be a port timing issue on the router's inside interface since we had cranked up the bandwidth considerably. Oh well... back to other things...

Without knowing more about the topography of your network and the type of router you're talking about, it's hard to say. It sounds like sessions are timing out but that could be because of packet window size being set improperly on the router, or it could be a port timing issue on the router, CPU over-utilization on the router, NAT problems.... virtually anything. Did I understand correctly that Comcast is the ISP? Are you guys using Comcast @Work or just generic old cable Internet? Isn't this at a bank?

Just throw a rifle over your shoulder and call it a day.

No worries. I figured you left your bifocals in the jungle or something.

I see you, Rabbi.

No, no big dot sights here. But I am getting the Glock optioned with a periscope so that I can "check my six" from the bottom of whatever ditch I might be hiding in at the moment.

Mars it appears that the XD-M has the grip safety but that it retracts when the slide is locked back.

I wouldn't kick it out of the house if one followed me home.

I need a towel.

Cool. But you wish it was pink, right?

You're gonna shoot your ass off! </A Glock Christmas Story>

I congratulate you on having a good M&P. We'll own another one soon; I just don't anticipate carrying it.

The Decision... After a lot of thought I have decided to retire the HK P2000 and move to the Glock 19. The reasons for this are exactly as I stated previously. To summarize the more important details: I shoot better with the Glock than I do the HK I am more accurate with it My follow-up shots are faster and more precise The trigger reset on the Glock is more to my taste [*]I can afford to practice more often with the 9mm than .40SW [*]Glock mags, holsters, etc. are plentiful [*]Glock armorers are plentiful I just so happen to own a Glock armorers course DVD The HK is a fantastic weapon. It's also not for me. That's the beauty of there being so many different makes and models to choose from; you don't have to stick with just one platform that may not be right for you. I gave the HK a year and improved with it quite a bit, but at the end of the day it just wasn't the firearm for me. Your mileage might vary. I don't have the Glock yet but will be picking one up soon. Commence flaming me.

Congrats! The hardest part now awaits... Mailbox Guard Duty.

I'm just not much of a gamer.

Thought this was funny.

Heh... Joe @ Hero Gear demo'd a neat-ass 10/22 rifle for me once with supressor and buffer in the bolt assembly. The only thing you could hear was the subsonic round smacking the plastic 5-gallon bucket a few yards away.

My Smith #442 is not a Airweight but she's welcome to try it. It's virtually the same gun but with a steel frame. The Airweights are scandium frame gus and the light weight makes the recoil quite a handful.

It sounds like you have their CTAC or other full-kydex holster. The MTAC that I recommended is a leather / kydex hybrid and does away with the need for molehair on the kydex.

My sarcasm meter just exploded.

I had an XD 9mm SC in the past. Hated it.

There's a pink Millennium on Gunbroker right now for $155 with no reserve. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=98902831

I never had a problem with my M&P 40 but my 40c dropped mags a lot and the 9c locked back prematurely just about every other magazine put through it. Sometimes more than once per mag. Neither were problems you want to have with a carry gun.

I bet you typed that on a PC assembled in America made from parts manufactured in China, Korea and Japan. Glock and HK both have presence in the continental United States. It's hard to buy a product strictly based on geographical point of origin. That said, however, I am still really rooting for S&W to get good traction with the M&P line and get past the nagging little issues that tormented quite a few of the early adopters. There are times that I miss my M&Ps. I had three of them, you know.

The M&P is good but Smith and Wesson had quit a few flubs with their freshman year outing on those guns that have kept me from having total confidence in them just yet. Slides locking back prematurely, magazines dropping free at random (reportedly a fixed issue now but I've read varying reports on just how fixed it is) and more than a few instances of the Melonite finish not holding up very well and the gun corroding quite heavily as a result. Would I own one? YES. I really like them and I want to own the 9-Pro or 9-L once the become available. It will be my next "gamer" gun and the XD Tactical will go on the auction block. But I won't carry one daily again until I see proof with my own eyes that the aforementioned problems are resolved. Furthermore, I found that the 4" service models were slightly too big for carry and that the 3" compact models were slightly undersized for me to want to shoot them for extended periods of time at the range. The Glock 19/23 and the HK P2000 are the ideal size for me to want to carry and practice with. If my wife were thinking about carrying the M&P she wants, I'd steer her a different direction also. It's going to be her range toy, so I'm not too worried if jams up or drops a mag since S&W has a lifetime warranty with free shipping to and from. It's just that a carry gun does you no good if it's hosing up or is away at the factory.