On 20 August 2011 06:07, Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:02:17 +1000, Heddle Weaver wrote: > > > I don't know what's happening any more. I think I'm being haunted. > > Greemlins are anywhere and they like computers so much, keep your eyes > opened! X-) > > > I've just reset the modem to see if I could access the modem url to set > > it up properly. > > Hum... I hope the router restores fine from a reset with all the wan > settings already predefined for your ISP. Resetting the router is not a > task you have to do every day, just avoid to do that unless is strictly > necessary :-) > > > I've got four green leds up, Power; Lan; Wireless (The laptop doesn't > > have a wireless card) DSL. > > The 5th light is for 'net, and it's orange, which means no connection, > > but I'm sending this on my gmail account through that same laptop. > > > > I'm going to need more than a pair of low-slung six-guns to get me out > > of this! > > Usually, the orange light of the Internet port means the router is trying > to get an IP for the ISP, after a reset this can be normal. >
Yes, but after it achieves that, the led turns green and flashes, along with the LAN led to indicate net activity with this modem. > > And don't worry for Gmail, this is another "beast" and does its own > "caching magic" in the background... > Yes, and there's going to be a lot more activity of that type coming up too. I just hope I'm good enough at the time to evade it all. Corporate money buying our privacy and we don't even get the money. Regards, Weaver. -- Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. — Lucius Annæus Seneca. Terrorism, the new religion.
