Re: OT: Damn computers!

2019-01-05 Thread David Mann
On Jan 5, 2019, at 4:10 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Actually DSL modems are pretty much Ethernet routers with some proprietary > firmware. Depending on your provider you may or may not be able to use third > party hardware. This reminds me of one of the issues I had when we had fibre

Re: OT: Damn computers!

2019-01-04 Thread John
On 1/4/2019 03:21:41, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 4/1/19, John, discombobulated, unleashed: I have to shut down my computer, then the router, then the modem; wait a minute or so and restart the modem. Wait until the modem is on line then restart the router. Then I can restart the computer and log

Re: OT: Damn computers!

2019-01-04 Thread P. J. Alling
Actually DSL modems are pretty much Ethernet routers with some proprietary firmware.  Depending on your provider you may or may not be able to use third party hardware. I have what used to be AT U-Verse, now administrated by Frontier.  As far as I can tell, it's just a variation on a really

Re: OT: Damn computers!

2019-01-04 Thread Steve Cottrell
Ah apologies - just re-read you post - I thought you had a modem/router combined. But still, can you not use a 3rd party modem? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News -- _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: OT: Damn computers!

2019-01-04 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 4/1/19, John, discombobulated, unleashed: >I have to shut down my computer, then the router, then the modem; wait a >minute >or so and restart the modem. Wait until the modem is on line then restart the >router. Then I can restart the computer and log into the router. > >I think I've got

Re: OT: Damn computers!

2019-01-03 Thread John
On 1/3/2019 14:49:36, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 3/1/19, John, discombobulated, unleashed: ... and damn Spectrum/Time Warner/Cablevision too. John is this you? --> ;-) Hah! If I carried the computer out into the ocean and got

Re: OT: Damn computers!

2019-01-03 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 3/1/19, John, discombobulated, unleashed: >... and damn Spectrum/Time Warner/Cablevision too. John is this you? --> ;-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__UK Shoot / Edit and || (O) |Live Broadcast News --

OT: Damn computers!

2019-01-03 Thread John
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