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whitereflection) wrote2003-05-19 06:21 pm
whitereflection) wrote2003-05-19 06:21 pm
Whathell?
Seems the cable modem started working, like out of the blue or something. I only fscked with the thing for 45 minutes this morning, nearly making myself late(r) for work. But the 'reset' trick that usually works, didn't, and I left it unplugged...but when James plugged it in this afternoon, everything was hunky dory.
So WTF? Why does this thing keep losing connection anyway? Why couldn't I get it to connect this morning, no matter how much I fscked with it? Why did it suddenly work for James plugging it in this afternoon? Why did sitting for 8 hours unplugged seem to help the little modem bastard? And do I still have the tech support guy come out to look at it tomorrow afternoon?
Gargh. I hate a lot of things today. A lot. But right now I hate stupid piece of shit cable modems with stupid intermittent and hard-to-track down problems and stupid ISPs. It's like taking your car in to a mechanic, only to have them say "I didn't hear nothin'" (except I didn't even get to the 'taking the car in' part). Gargh.
I really, really, really do hate a lot of things today.
So WTF? Why does this thing keep losing connection anyway? Why couldn't I get it to connect this morning, no matter how much I fscked with it? Why did it suddenly work for James plugging it in this afternoon? Why did sitting for 8 hours unplugged seem to help the little modem bastard? And do I still have the tech support guy come out to look at it tomorrow afternoon?
Gargh. I hate a lot of things today. A lot. But right now I hate stupid piece of shit cable modems with stupid intermittent and hard-to-track down problems and stupid ISPs. It's like taking your car in to a mechanic, only to have them say "I didn't hear nothin'" (except I didn't even get to the 'taking the car in' part). Gargh.
I really, really, really do hate a lot of things today.