You were gone? :-P
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> Computer woes kept me away for about 3-31/2 weeks. Think it was the latter.
>
> Some may remember I had just got a new computer, a AMD 64X2. My old desktop
> still worked, but I was getting blue error screens (Windows) more and more.
> Plus it was only a Pentium III, so it was slow and I was pushing the memory
> and that was a problem too. So I figured time for an upgrade.
>
> The new computer is fine, except for not having enough drive bays. I posted
> about two days worth of messages to the list before I had problems. I
> decided
> to network my old desktop with my new so I could copy files easier, not have
> to format and copy stuff to about 50 CDs.
>
> Uh. I think that took two weeks all by itself. First I tried just Ethernet
> cables -- a friend had told me that would work. Nope. Tried a crossover
> cable.
> Nope. Got a USB cable with software that worked. Except the USB cable while
> file copying would time out now and then.
> I also have an old LaserJet that needed a parallel port which the new
> machine doesn't have. A guy at Fry's convinced me I needed a print server
> thingee,
> and that didn't work either.
>
> So I went back to my Belkin router. When I got my router about a year and a
> half ago or more, I bought it because it could also be used just as a
> gateway, since I did not have broadband. Plugged everything in that and,
> bingo, it
> worked. Could also network in the laptop, wireless to the router. I had
> stopped using it wireless between old desktop and laptop because an upstairs
> neighbor complained that it interfered with his radio.
>
> Took back the print server, and finally found a simple parallel to USB
> cable. The simple solution to make the LaserJet work. The other had been
> overkill.
>
> But once the home network worked, my modem no longer did. Trying to sign
> onto AOL it seemed it kept trying to go through my network, although I kept
> trying to configure it just for phone modem.
>
> So I gave up and ordered a cable modem and service from Comcast. Got the
> self install kit, finally. Tried to set it up. Didn't work. Nothing in their
>
> literature/box said that you have to get the service turned on first. In fact
> it
> implied you could set up an account just using their software, at least if
> you are an existing Comcast TV customer. Well, finally called them. Yup, you
> have to call them to set up service first. Got all that done. Still didn't
> work. Called back a couple of times, finally they sent out a technician.
> There
> were filters on the cable nodes that he had to remove. He said they are
> supposed to that every time, send a technician out when some starts service,
> as
> this whole area has filters. Duh.
>
> While all this was going on, my old desktop stopped booting up. Have finally
> fixed that. Seems maybe I have a bad outlet that tripped the surge
> suppressor and it corrupted the BIOS boot up. Pressing F1 and redoing BIOS
> setup fixed
> that. But until I got around to it, I was a bit worried my board had fried.
> Still worried about the outlet.
>
> Well, everything works now. All computers -- new desktop, old desktop, and
> laptop are home networked -- cable modem is fast, fast, and now I can get
> AOL
> free.
>
> I should have made this long story brief. Except, frankly, I couldn't quite
> believe it -- what kept not working or going wrong -- as it happened.
>
> And if I wasn't pretty darn computer literate, what would I have done?
> Geeze. I pity the poor novices.
>
> Sometimes I really hate computers.
>
> When I don't love them.
>
> Marnie aka Doe :-)
>
>
>
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