Sue, apparently, she has an awfully hungry light bulb, or a loose electrical connection. You mention after 7-PM, which sounds like she probably has that overhead light turned on at that time. Does she have an external Modem? I'd check the electrical outlets with a Volt/Ohm meter to see if there is sufficient voltage to all the computer/modem wall plugs, while toggling the light switch ON/OFF. Is it dangerous?. . . it definitely could be if there's a bad connection that overheats to a combustible state. HTH, Ed -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Original Message ----- From: "scubic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 4:13 PM Subject: PCWorks: mystery! A friend has had a problem since Oct. 1 logging in with a phone connection after 7 PM. Countless visits by the phone company have found nothing. Her ISP (Earthlink) found no reason. I lent her my laptop, and she was consistently able to connect with that (using the same plug and phone jack). She finally took the fairly new computer back to the shop that built it. They reinstalled/updated modem drivers. Problem persisted. Today, she finally unplugged every electrical connection (appliance) in her home, and replugged them one by one. She thinks she has discovered that if her overhead light in her computer room is on, she cannot connect. Turning off the light allows her to connect. Probably she wasn't using the overhead light during daylight hours. This is not a fluorescent light. Is there now a valid reason (i.e. dangerous condition) to call an electrician? Why would my laptop work and not her desktop, using the same plug and the same phone jack? Sue ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
