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Asuka{eve} · 05-19-2005, 02:20 PM

Post your story because I want to know if anyone is feeling the pain I am feeling. Im angry....after trying to fix my parents comcast cable connection.

fat ninja edit: Btw do people use motherboard lan ports or buy network cards for internet?

Pragma · 05-19-2005, 09:18 PM

Depends on the circumstance. For a simple machine, I normally rely on motherboard LAN. However, for any kind of a dedicated server, it's much better for reliability purposes to buy a PCI network card, as you can swap it out if it goes bad without worrying about swapping out an entire motherboard.

d4in · 05-20-2005, 10:17 AM

I'm a network tech for the company I work for(small computer company, lots of business clients), I've seen lots of stupid stuff.

Yesterday a client calls and says that her DSL modem (SBC provided, we set up) has no light on the front of it and she has no internet. I ask her to check the plug, she says its plugged into the back of the modem fine, power button has no response. I drive 40 minutes to herr location to climb under the desk and plug the power bar back into the outlet. Problem fixed for ~$65 for the drive time and call.

I've had Roadrunner cable go out at my house before. Called RR, they say they can ping modem fine, no problem on their end. Still no 'net. Call and argue for 3 days, they send a tech to my house. Tech checks inside, says there is a problem, climbs the pole ans says that it is a line problem but he can't fix line related problems ( a ....line tech has to do that!!!!!). Ask for an ETA and I get "Well since this is residential, probably 2-3 weeks." Grrr. 3 weeks and 1 day later, my internet starts working. No call to tell me, no "sorry, we will take that time off of your bill", no nothing. I called and bitched for a week to have those 3 weeks of no service removed from my monthly bill.

rubicon · 05-27-2005, 07:44 AM

Quick bits...

Verizon DSL wouldn't work and it took them a month without a resolution. They would tell me a worker came by the house and they never did - I was at home the whole day. I cancelled Verizon and switched to Covad whose tech fixed the problem in 30 minutes - Verizon had previously installed a noise filter on my line at the box. Removed it and DSL was fine. I informed Verizon of this and they told me they didn't have to do anything because they're regulated by the government.

Jump over to Gizmodo and you can view some other Verizon DSL support experiences.

bendsley · 05-27-2005, 08:50 AM

Trying to upgrade a cisco 2620 router to an IOS with IP Plus feature-set. That was easy, that bitch was trying to get it to work with two different internet providers where one only had static routes and the other used EIGRP. EIGRP and static routes don't like each other, so, I broke out the other PIX I have and am using it too with no router.

Not really a networking nightmare though, just took some time.

MikeSty · 05-27-2005, 08:58 AM

I'm visiting my dad this weekend, and I think I'm going to schlepp my pC along with me so I can get some gaming time in this weekend. I have to reconfigure all my registry settings for his verizon DSL (which is PPPoE) and set up a PPPoE login.

Hardly a nightmare, but certainly no wet dream.

05-19-2005, 02:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Asuka{eve} Addict Location: Oh God, the rain!	Tell me your networking nightmares... Post your story because I want to know if anyone is feeling the pain I am feeling. Im angry....after trying to fix my parents comcast cable connection. fat ninja edit: Btw do people use motherboard lan ports or buy network cards for internet? Last edited by Asuka{eve}; 05-19-2005 at 02:26 PM..

05-20-2005, 10:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
d4in Computer Nerd Location: Bishop, TX	I'm a network tech for the company I work for(small computer company, lots of business clients), I've seen lots of stupid stuff. Yesterday a client calls and says that her DSL modem (SBC provided, we set up) has no light on the front of it and she has no internet. I ask her to check the plug, she says its plugged into the back of the modem fine, power button has no response. I drive 40 minutes to herr location to climb under the desk and plug the power bar back into the outlet. Problem fixed for ~$65 for the drive time and call. I've had Roadrunner cable go out at my house before. Called RR, they say they can ping modem fine, no problem on their end. Still no 'net. Call and argue for 3 days, they send a tech to my house. Tech checks inside, says there is a problem, climbs the pole ans says that it is a line problem but he can't fix line related problems ( a ....line tech has to do that!!!!!). Ask for an ETA and I get "Well since this is residential, probably 2-3 weeks." Grrr. 3 weeks and 1 day later, my internet starts working. No call to tell me, no "sorry, we will take that time off of your bill", no nothing. I called and bitched for a week to have those 3 weeks of no service removed from my monthly bill. __________________ I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants. -- A. Whitney Brown

05-27-2005, 07:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
rubicon Stop. Think. Question. Location: Redondo Beach, CA	Quick bits... Verizon DSL wouldn't work and it took them a month without a resolution. They would tell me a worker came by the house and they never did - I was at home the whole day. I cancelled Verizon and switched to Covad whose tech fixed the problem in 30 minutes - Verizon had previously installed a noise filter on my line at the box. Removed it and DSL was fine. I informed Verizon of this and they told me they didn't have to do anything because they're regulated by the government. Jump over to Gizmodo and you can view some other Verizon DSL support experiences. __________________ How you do anything is how you do everything.

05-27-2005, 08:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
bendsley Professional Loafer Location: texas	Trying to upgrade a cisco 2620 router to an IOS with IP Plus feature-set. That was easy, that bitch was trying to get it to work with two different internet providers where one only had static routes and the other used EIGRP. EIGRP and static routes don't like each other, so, I broke out the other PIX I have and am using it too with no router. Not really a networking nightmare though, just took some time. __________________ "You hear the one about the fella who died, went to the pearly gates? St. Peter let him in. Sees a guy in a suit making a closing argument. Says, "Who's that?" St. Peter says, "Oh, that's God. Thinks he's Denny Crane."

05-19-2005, 09:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	Depends on the circumstance. For a simple machine, I normally rely on motherboard LAN. However, for any kind of a dedicated server, it's much better for reliability purposes to buy a PCI network card, as you can swap it out if it goes bad without worrying about swapping out an entire motherboard.

05-27-2005, 08:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
MikeSty The Computer Kid :D Location: 127.0.0.1	I'm visiting my dad this weekend, and I think I'm going to schlepp my pC along with me so I can get some gaming time in this weekend. I have to reconfigure all my registry settings for his verizon DSL (which is PPPoE) and set up a PPPoE login. Hardly a nightmare, but certainly no wet dream.