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rainingmeat, markvd and asetwoman take note....While it can be cathartic, it's actually rather important that you don't shout at your disk arrays.
rainingmeat, markvd and asetwoman take note....While it can be cathartic, it's actually rather important that you don't shout at your disk arrays.
rainingmeat, markvd and asetwoman take note....While it can be cathartic, it's actually rather important that you don't shout at your disk arrays.
Network geekery
Sep. 7th, 2008 07:48 pmThanks to the coolest little firewall appliance on the market, SixXS, frostyw, nius, the help of several websites and tutorials in addition to a lot of patience... I now have IPv6 service on my wired and wireless networks at the house via an IPv6 tunnel. I had to force an IPv6 address onto my laptop and manually set the default gateway to point to the IPv6 address on the SSG-5's wireless interface, but once I did I was able to see IPv6 websites. I'm also pleased that my SSG-5 is reporting IPv6 packets flowing through it (I have the firewall's policies set to log pretty much everything IPv6). I really did enjoy visiting http://www.WhatIsMyIPv6.net/ and seeing my new, much-more-complex address come up on the page as confirmation.
So now my house is 2001:4978:1a0::/48 on the IPv6 Internet and I'm posting from my wireless workstation with IP 2001:4978:1a0:0:204:4bff:fe04:18f4. Best of all, it is entirely without NAT! Speaking as a user and as a network engineer I absolutely hate NAT.
Now I just need to figure out how to make stateless autoconfiguration or DHCPv6 work so I don't have to keep executing obscure Windows CLI commands....
[Edit @2013:] Or, if WhatIsMyIPv6 is giving you trouble, you can try http://www.runningipv6.net/what-is-my-ipv6-address.php
frostyw, nius, the help of several websites and tutorials in addition to a lot of patience... I now have IPv6 service on my wired and wireless networks at the house via an IPv6 tunnel. I had to force an IPv6 address onto my laptop and manually set the default gateway to point to the IPv6 address on the SSG-5's wireless interface, but once I did I was able to see IPv6 websites. I'm also pleased that my SSG-5 is reporting IPv6 packets flowing through it (I have the firewall's policies set to log pretty much everything IPv6). I really did enjoy visiting http://www.WhatIsMyIPv6.net/ and seeing my new, much-more-complex address come up on the page as confirmation.So now my house is 2001:4978:1a0::/48 on the IPv6 Internet and I'm posting from my wireless workstation with IP 2001:4978:1a0:0:204:4bff:fe04:18f4. Best of all, it is entirely without NAT! Speaking as a user and as a network engineer I absolutely hate NAT.
Now I just need to figure out how to make stateless autoconfiguration or DHCPv6 work so I don't have to keep executing obscure Windows CLI commands....
[Edit @2013:] Or, if WhatIsMyIPv6 is giving you trouble, you can try http://www.runningipv6.net/what-is-my-ipv6-address.php
Network geekery
Sep. 7th, 2008 07:48 pmThanks to the coolest little firewall appliance on the market, SixXS, frostyw, nius, the help of several websites and tutorials in addition to a lot of patience... I now have IPv6 service on my wired and wireless networks at the house via an IPv6 tunnel. I had to force an IPv6 address onto my laptop and manually set the default gateway to point to the IPv6 address on the SSG-5's wireless interface, but once I did I was able to see IPv6 websites. I'm also pleased that my SSG-5 is reporting IPv6 packets flowing through it (I have the firewall's policies set to log pretty much everything IPv6). I really did enjoy visiting http://www.WhatIsMyIPv6.net/ and seeing my new, much-more-complex address come up on the page as confirmation.
So now my house is 2001:4978:1a0::/48 on the IPv6 Internet and I'm posting from my wireless workstation with IP 2001:4978:1a0:200:201d:e0ff:f340:7adb. Best of all, it is entirely without NAT! Speaking as a user and as a network engineer I absolutely hate NAT.
Now I just need to figure out how to make stateless autoconfiguration or DHCPv6 work so I don't have to keep executing obscure Windows CLI commands....
[Edit @2013:] Or, if WhatIsMyIPv6 is giving you trouble, you can try http://www.runningipv6.net/what-is-my-ipv6-address.php
frostyw, nius, the help of several websites and tutorials in addition to a lot of patience... I now have IPv6 service on my wired and wireless networks at the house via an IPv6 tunnel. I had to force an IPv6 address onto my laptop and manually set the default gateway to point to the IPv6 address on the SSG-5's wireless interface, but once I did I was able to see IPv6 websites. I'm also pleased that my SSG-5 is reporting IPv6 packets flowing through it (I have the firewall's policies set to log pretty much everything IPv6). I really did enjoy visiting http://www.WhatIsMyIPv6.net/ and seeing my new, much-more-complex address come up on the page as confirmation.So now my house is 2001:4978:1a0::/48 on the IPv6 Internet and I'm posting from my wireless workstation with IP 2001:4978:1a0:200:201d:e0ff:f340:7adb. Best of all, it is entirely without NAT! Speaking as a user and as a network engineer I absolutely hate NAT.
Now I just need to figure out how to make stateless autoconfiguration or DHCPv6 work so I don't have to keep executing obscure Windows CLI commands....
[Edit @2013:] Or, if WhatIsMyIPv6 is giving you trouble, you can try http://www.runningipv6.net/what-is-my-ipv6-address.php
Yes, the Mac had it first -- and then it was ported to XScreenSaver. But now, at long last, Flurry has been made into a Windows-compatible screen saver.
Maybe I'm late to the party on this, but it's such a nice screen saver that I cannot help but gush about it. After I installed it I was pleased to find that it is aware of dual displays in Windows. With just a simple check mark in the settings panel it began to render two different flurries, one on each of my panels. That's just damn cool.
Maybe I'm late to the party on this, but it's such a nice screen saver that I cannot help but gush about it. After I installed it I was pleased to find that it is aware of dual displays in Windows. With just a simple check mark in the settings panel it began to render two different flurries, one on each of my panels. That's just damn cool.
Yes, the Mac had it first -- and then it was ported to XScreenSaver. But now, at long last, Flurry has been made into a Windows-compatible screen saver.
Maybe I'm late to the party on this, but it's such a nice screen saver that I cannot help but gush about it. After I installed it I was pleased to find that it is aware of dual displays in Windows. With just a simple check mark in the settings panel it began to render two different flurries, one on each of my panels. That's just damn cool.
Maybe I'm late to the party on this, but it's such a nice screen saver that I cannot help but gush about it. After I installed it I was pleased to find that it is aware of dual displays in Windows. With just a simple check mark in the settings panel it began to render two different flurries, one on each of my panels. That's just damn cool.
I woke up this morning from an incredibly detailed and elaborate dream that revolved exclusively around the 52B outdoor telecommunications cabinet being used by Ameritech SBC AT&T to roll out Project Pronto Project Lightspeed U-verse high-speed data services in my neck of the woods. There's currently a great deal of controversy in my neighboring suburbs that surrounds these boxes.
I wish I was joking in what I just said, but I actually did have a dream that I was involved in some sort of neighborhood action and had to explain how big the cabinet was, why it was so big, what was inside it and how the fans could be made to be even more quiet than they already were so as not to disturb the environment the cabinet is placed in.
When you have detailed dream about work-related stuff like telcom gear instead of something fun like snowmobiling or racing cars or whatnot... it's time to get a hobby and find something to distract the reptile brain with.
down to the wire
I wish I was joking in what I just said, but I actually did have a dream that I was involved in some sort of neighborhood action and had to explain how big the cabinet was, why it was so big, what was inside it and how the fans could be made to be even more quiet than they already were so as not to disturb the environment the cabinet is placed in.
When you have detailed dream about work-related stuff like telcom gear instead of something fun like snowmobiling or racing cars or whatnot... it's time to get a hobby and find something to distract the reptile brain with.
down to the wire
I woke up this morning from an incredibly detailed and elaborate dream that revolved exclusively around the 52B outdoor telecommunications cabinet being used by Ameritech SBC AT&T to roll out Project Pronto Project Lightspeed U-verse high-speed data services in my neck of the woods. There's currently a great deal of controversy in my neighboring suburbs that surrounds these boxes.
I wish I was joking in what I just said, but I actually did have a dream that I was involved in some sort of neighborhood action and had to explain how big the cabinet was, why it was so big, what was inside it and how the fans could be made to be even more quiet than they already were so as not to disturb the environment the cabinet is placed in.
When you have detailed dream about work-related stuff like telcom gear instead of something fun like snowmobiling or racing cars or whatnot... it's time to get a hobby and find something to distract the reptile brain with.
down to the wire
I wish I was joking in what I just said, but I actually did have a dream that I was involved in some sort of neighborhood action and had to explain how big the cabinet was, why it was so big, what was inside it and how the fans could be made to be even more quiet than they already were so as not to disturb the environment the cabinet is placed in.
When you have detailed dream about work-related stuff like telcom gear instead of something fun like snowmobiling or racing cars or whatnot... it's time to get a hobby and find something to distract the reptile brain with.
down to the wire
This is fun, and I blame yotogi
Dec. 3rd, 2006 07:12 pmHe showed me this addictive vector-based Pong-variant and now I can't stop playing the damn game. After showing it to twanfox tonight I discussed it a bit with him and had something of an insight about the game during the chatter. It's so deceptively simple for the first six levels that you find yourself mocking the opponent, I said. You're all "HAHAH stupid AI!" and then suddenly the fucker has skills.
Go ahead and try it for yourself if you don't believe me. My first round had me dead on Level 6 with a score of 17,845.
As the night moves on I continue to go back to challenge my AI pong-playing overlord. I also continue to drink Tanqueray gin (or Tanglefoot as my Texan uncle calls it). As each task progresses I'm sure my coordination will stumble from "coordinated" into the "hilarious to watch" territory while playing.
I understand if you can't talk to me again
twanfox tonight I discussed it a bit with him and had something of an insight about the game during the chatter. It's so deceptively simple for the first six levels that you find yourself mocking the opponent, I said. You're all "HAHAH stupid AI!" and then suddenly the fucker has skills. Go ahead and try it for yourself if you don't believe me. My first round had me dead on Level 6 with a score of 17,845.
As the night moves on I continue to go back to challenge my AI pong-playing overlord. I also continue to drink Tanqueray gin (or Tanglefoot as my Texan uncle calls it). As each task progresses I'm sure my coordination will stumble from "coordinated" into the "hilarious to watch" territory while playing.
I understand if you can't talk to me again
This is fun, and I blame ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
yotogi
Dec. 3rd, 2006 07:12 pmHe showed me this addictive vector-based Pong-variant and now I can't stop playing the damn game. After showing it to twanfox tonight I discussed it a bit with him and had something of an insight about the game during the chatter. It's so deceptively simple for the first six levels that you find yourself mocking the opponent, I said. You're all "HAHAH stupid AI!" and then suddenly the fucker has skills.
Go ahead and try it for yourself if you don't believe me. My first round had me dead on Level 6 with a score of 17,845.
As the night moves on I continue to go back to challenge my AI pong-playing overlord. I also continue to drink Tanqueray gin (or Tanglefoot as my Texan uncle calls it). As each task progresses I'm sure my coordination will stumble from "coordinated" into the "hilarious to watch" territory while playing.
I understand if you can't talk to me again
twanfox tonight I discussed it a bit with him and had something of an insight about the game during the chatter. It's so deceptively simple for the first six levels that you find yourself mocking the opponent, I said. You're all "HAHAH stupid AI!" and then suddenly the fucker has skills. Go ahead and try it for yourself if you don't believe me. My first round had me dead on Level 6 with a score of 17,845.
As the night moves on I continue to go back to challenge my AI pong-playing overlord. I also continue to drink Tanqueray gin (or Tanglefoot as my Texan uncle calls it). As each task progresses I'm sure my coordination will stumble from "coordinated" into the "hilarious to watch" territory while playing.
I understand if you can't talk to me again
I have two new user pictures, commissioned from screwbald (Warning: Posts in Screwbald LJ are generally rated NSFW and the journal should be viewed at your own risk). Behold!
and 
Also, I have some items of note that are vaguely organized in some sort of order...
But today there is no black or white
screwbald (Warning: Posts in Screwbald LJ are generally rated NSFW and the journal should be viewed at your own risk). Behold! Also, I have some items of note that are vaguely organized in some sort of order...
- Work sux at $EMPLOYER, and that's all I've got to say about that right now.
- On August 23rd I drove to Milwaukee to see a kick-ass concert courtesy of a surprise birthday gift from captain18 and spoothbrush -- more on that in a later entry. There was Too Much Awesome For This LJ Post, and suchforth, so I'm writing a detailed entry.
- I'm going to see lady_curmudgeon for the extended weekend.
- I fly to Maine next week for my part in roho and genet's wedding. I miss flying for business, so this helps make up for the cutback in my work-related travels.
- I still am sad that a little girl died, but I think all this coverage about Jon Benet Ramsey is ridiculous.
- I still love my MacBook and I'm currently in a truce with my iPod that may lead to further purchases of music. There will be a poll on this tomorrow.
- There's about 2.3 months until Midwest FurFest.
- Remember how my Expedition had that Check Engine Light (known as a "Malfunction Indicator Lamp" or "MIL") for the last two years? Remember how Roho and I spent $200+ dollars and scalded our arms and hands on red-hot exhaust pipes to change out O2 sensors that I thought were the root cause, but weren't? Remember those P0171 and P0174 OBD-II codes that wouldn't die and how I was at my wit's end? Well, guess what! Last Saturday I fixed the problem with a $4.95 can of electronics cleaner! FUCKING. CARS. I failed emission testing once and spent three hours chasing down parts and over $200 for this?
- I still like my gin, very much.
- I have apparently blown out the left ear bud of the ear buds that are provided with my iPod. Yes, I set the volume cap but I still seem to have blown the damn thing out anyway - I hear a most disconcerting buzz/rattle when certain frequencies are hit by my music, but only on that side. When I swap the 'bud from left to right the buzz/distortion/rattle follows. So! Dear LazyWeb: Does anybody with an iPod have a suggestion for replacement ear buds that are compatible with a G5 (Video) iPod but without the shitty "Blowing out at the slightest provocation" feature?
- I have to go to court about the missing piece of siding on my house. That's right, my village is actually taking me to court over a ten foot length of fascia. Of course I'll plead guilty (I can't deny the fascia is missing) and pay the fine, but for fuck's sake, don't they have better things to do?
But today there is no black or white
I have two new user pictures, commissioned from screwbald (Warning: Posts in Screwbald LJ are generally rated NSFW and the journal should be viewed at your own risk). Behold!
and
Also, I have some items of note that are vaguely organized in some sort of order...
But today there is no black or white
screwbald (Warning: Posts in Screwbald LJ are generally rated NSFW and the journal should be viewed at your own risk). Behold! Also, I have some items of note that are vaguely organized in some sort of order...
- Work sux at $EMPLOYER, and that's all I've got to say about that right now.
- On August 23rd I drove to Milwaukee to see a kick-ass concert courtesy of a surprise birthday gift from captain18 and spoothbrush -- more on that in a later entry. There was Too Much Awesome For This LJ Post, and suchforth, so I'm writing a detailed entry.
- I'm going to see lady_curmudgeon for the extended weekend.
- I fly to Maine next week for my part in roho and genet's wedding. I miss flying for business, so this helps make up for the cutback in my work-related travels.
- I still am sad that a little girl died, but I think all this coverage about Jon Benet Ramsey is ridiculous.
- I still love my MacBook and I'm currently in a truce with my iPod that may lead to further purchases of music. There will be a poll on this tomorrow.
- There's about 2.3 months until Midwest FurFest.
- Remember how my Expedition had that Check Engine Light (known as a "Malfunction Indicator Lamp" or "MIL") for the last two years? Remember how Roho and I spent $200+ dollars and scalded our arms and hands on red-hot exhaust pipes to change out O2 sensors that I thought were the root cause, but weren't? Remember those P0171 and P0174 OBD-II codes that wouldn't die and how I was at my wit's end? Well, guess what! Last Saturday I fixed the problem with a $4.95 can of electronics cleaner! FUCKING. CARS. I failed emission testing once and spent three hours chasing down parts and over $200 for this?
- I still like my gin, very much.
- I have apparently blown out the left ear bud of the ear buds that are provided with my iPod. Yes, I set the volume cap but I still seem to have blown the damn thing out anyway - I hear a most disconcerting buzz/rattle when certain frequencies are hit by my music, but only on that side. When I swap the 'bud from left to right the buzz/distortion/rattle follows. So! Dear LazyWeb: Does anybody with an iPod have a suggestion for replacement ear buds that are compatible with a G5 (Video) iPod but without the shitty "Blowing out at the slightest provocation" feature?
- I have to go to court about the missing piece of siding on my house. That's right, my village is actually taking me to court over a ten foot length of fascia. Of course I'll plead guilty (I can't deny the fascia is missing) and pay the fine, but for fuck's sake, don't they have better things to do?
But today there is no black or white
New toys on the horizon...
Jun. 19th, 2006 12:12 amThanks to tugrik and a host of other people I know (I'm looking at you, Zephyr... as well as you, mindslide) I have finally cracked under pressure like the little technophile I am. Tonight I ordered two beautiful things that are encased in black:
Yep, I've officially joined the Cult of Apple. Or, perhaps it's more accurate to say I'm returning to my roots... after all, I did get started in the world of computers "back in the day" with an Apple ][e. Either way, I'm glad to be working for $employer at the moment because I got an excellent educational discount on both the iPod and the MacBook. That's a 60GB iPod in black that I ordered, along with the new 13.3" widescreen MacBook with the 2.0GHz Intel Duo chip, also encased in ebony. I'm looking forward to doing some lightweight video editing with the MB and toting my MP3s with me in the truck instead of having to burn albums to CD for the truck's CD changer.
So now I get to wait impatiently for each box to show up. Looks like the iPod will be here first, with the MacBook following shortly after. At least I had them shipped to the office so they wouldn't sit around on my front porch for any monkey to find and steal...
we're changing highways
tugrik and a host of other people I know (I'm looking at you, Zephyr... as well as you, mindslide) I have finally cracked under pressure like the little technophile I am. Tonight I ordered two beautiful things that are encased in black:: 
:: 
:
:: :Yep, I've officially joined the Cult of Apple. Or, perhaps it's more accurate to say I'm returning to my roots... after all, I did get started in the world of computers "back in the day" with an Apple ][e. Either way, I'm glad to be working for $employer at the moment because I got an excellent educational discount on both the iPod and the MacBook. That's a 60GB iPod in black that I ordered, along with the new 13.3" widescreen MacBook with the 2.0GHz Intel Duo chip, also encased in ebony. I'm looking forward to doing some lightweight video editing with the MB and toting my MP3s with me in the truck instead of having to burn albums to CD for the truck's CD changer.
So now I get to wait impatiently for each box to show up. Looks like the iPod will be here first, with the MacBook following shortly after. At least I had them shipped to the office so they wouldn't sit around on my front porch for any monkey to find and steal...
we're changing highways
New toys on the horizon...
Jun. 19th, 2006 12:12 amThanks to tugrik and a host of other people I know (I'm looking at you, Zephyr... as well as you, mindslide) I have finally cracked under pressure like the little technophile I am. Tonight I ordered two beautiful things that are encased in black:
Yep, I've officially joined the Cult of Apple. Or, perhaps it's more accurate to say I'm returning to my roots... after all, I did get started in the world of computers "back in the day" with an Apple ][e. Either way, I'm glad to be working for $employer at the moment because I got an excellent educational discount on both the iPod and the MacBook. That's a 60GB iPod in black that I ordered, along with the new 13.3" widescreen MacBook with the 2.0GHz Intel Duo chip, also encased in ebony. I'm looking forward to doing some lightweight video editing with the MB and toting my MP3s with me in the truck instead of having to burn albums to CD for the truck's CD changer.
So now I get to wait impatiently for each box to show up. Looks like the iPod will be here first, with the MacBook following shortly after. At least I had them shipped to the office so they wouldn't sit around on my front porch for any monkey to find and steal...
we're changing highways
tugrik and a host of other people I know (I'm looking at you, Zephyr... as well as you, mindslide) I have finally cracked under pressure like the little technophile I am. Tonight I ordered two beautiful things that are encased in black:: 
:: 
:
:: :Yep, I've officially joined the Cult of Apple. Or, perhaps it's more accurate to say I'm returning to my roots... after all, I did get started in the world of computers "back in the day" with an Apple ][e. Either way, I'm glad to be working for $employer at the moment because I got an excellent educational discount on both the iPod and the MacBook. That's a 60GB iPod in black that I ordered, along with the new 13.3" widescreen MacBook with the 2.0GHz Intel Duo chip, also encased in ebony. I'm looking forward to doing some lightweight video editing with the MB and toting my MP3s with me in the truck instead of having to burn albums to CD for the truck's CD changer.
So now I get to wait impatiently for each box to show up. Looks like the iPod will be here first, with the MacBook following shortly after. At least I had them shipped to the office so they wouldn't sit around on my front porch for any monkey to find and steal...
we're changing highways
USB 2.0 and this damn motherboard
Dec. 13th, 2005 05:01 pmDear Lazyweb,
I have an Abit KN8 motherboard. It claims to support USB 1.1 and 2.0 on-board via the 4 USB ports on the back panel and the three headers provided on the motherboard. The board is running bios revision 14 (NF-CK804-6A61Fa1DC-14) compiled 11/11/2005 and released 11/30, which purports to be the most current version. As near as I can tell I have installed all the latest "motherboard drivers" from nVidia and Abit. The BIOS setting for integrated device is set to "USB 1.1/2.0" which is the only option that invokes the 2.0 standard. As near as I can tell, everything should be working.
( Of course, it doesn't. )
Help. Make USB 2.0 go so I too can join this fantastical year of 2001.
[Edit 1828 Central 12/13]: It's fixed. Apparently the solution was "Via the Device Mananger, uninstall all USB devices, hubs and controllers exactly three hundred times, reboot and reinstall them again -- each time hoping you will just happen to install the drivers in the undocumented MAGIC ORDER that will allow the onboard 2.0 controller to coexist peacefully with the onboard 1.1 controller."
I'm standing in my light
I have an Abit KN8 motherboard. It claims to support USB 1.1 and 2.0 on-board via the 4 USB ports on the back panel and the three headers provided on the motherboard. The board is running bios revision 14 (NF-CK804-6A61Fa1DC-14) compiled 11/11/2005 and released 11/30, which purports to be the most current version. As near as I can tell I have installed all the latest "motherboard drivers" from nVidia and Abit. The BIOS setting for integrated device is set to "USB 1.1/2.0" which is the only option that invokes the 2.0 standard. As near as I can tell, everything should be working.
( Of course, it doesn't. )
Help. Make USB 2.0 go so I too can join this fantastical year of 2001.
[Edit 1828 Central 12/13]: It's fixed. Apparently the solution was "Via the Device Mananger, uninstall all USB devices, hubs and controllers exactly three hundred times, reboot and reinstall them again -- each time hoping you will just happen to install the drivers in the undocumented MAGIC ORDER that will allow the onboard 2.0 controller to coexist peacefully with the onboard 1.1 controller."
I'm standing in my light
USB 2.0 and this damn motherboard
Dec. 13th, 2005 05:01 pmDear Lazyweb,
I have an Abit KN8 motherboard. It claims to support USB 1.1 and 2.0 on-board via the 4 USB ports on the back panel and the three headers provided on the motherboard. The board is running bios revision 14 (NF-CK804-6A61Fa1DC-14) compiled 11/11/2005 and released 11/30, which purports to be the most current version. As near as I can tell I have installed all the latest "motherboard drivers" from nVidia and Abit. The BIOS setting for integrated device is set to "USB 1.1/2.0" which is the only option that invokes the 2.0 standard. As near as I can tell, everything should be working.
( Of course, it doesn't. )
Help. Make USB 2.0 go so I too can join this fantastical year of 2001.
[Edit 1828 Central 12/13]: It's fixed. Apparently the solution was "Via the Device Mananger, uninstall all USB devices, hubs and controllers exactly three hundred times, reboot and reinstall them again -- each time hoping you will just happen to install the drivers in the undocumented MAGIC ORDER that will allow the onboard 2.0 controller to coexist peacefully with the onboard 1.1 controller."
I'm standing in my light
I have an Abit KN8 motherboard. It claims to support USB 1.1 and 2.0 on-board via the 4 USB ports on the back panel and the three headers provided on the motherboard. The board is running bios revision 14 (NF-CK804-6A61Fa1DC-14) compiled 11/11/2005 and released 11/30, which purports to be the most current version. As near as I can tell I have installed all the latest "motherboard drivers" from nVidia and Abit. The BIOS setting for integrated device is set to "USB 1.1/2.0" which is the only option that invokes the 2.0 standard. As near as I can tell, everything should be working.
( Of course, it doesn't. )
Help. Make USB 2.0 go so I too can join this fantastical year of 2001.
[Edit 1828 Central 12/13]: It's fixed. Apparently the solution was "Via the Device Mananger, uninstall all USB devices, hubs and controllers exactly three hundred times, reboot and reinstall them again -- each time hoping you will just happen to install the drivers in the undocumented MAGIC ORDER that will allow the onboard 2.0 controller to coexist peacefully with the onboard 1.1 controller."
I'm standing in my light
I mentioned in an earlier entry that DSL at Z'ha'dum was acting naughty and thus I had limited to no Internet access at home. The thrilling conclusion (I hope) to that saga has been achieved: After a bunch of troubleshooting on Sunday and Monday with the remarkably helpful techs from SpeakEasy, it started to look like my lack of connectivity was not due to a wiring issue. Moving the DSL modem (it's a bridge but I won't go into that now) from the Blue Room of Death to the NID didn't bring any improvement to the situation, so we were fairly certain inside wiring wasn't at fault. After I rewired the NID to completely remove my house alarm a couple of MLT were run and no problems were found on the loop from the CO to Z'ha'dum. So it wasn't really as if the snow was causing a problem with the phone line. A bit of poking at some of the statistics on the DSLAM revealed there were no training-starts showing up even though the copper to my house was fine and I had power-cycled the modem numerous times.
So, if the copper from the CO is okay and the inside wiring is fine, but the DSL modem won't sync even when it's directly connected to the NID... what's left that could be at fault? That's right, the DSL modem itself. I pushed a little on the subject and the tech ordered a replacement for me. Happily the unit was under warranty so it was a free replacement. Overnight shipping was paid courtesy of SpeakEasy, which impressed me a great deal.
The new unit arrived today. Since I'm sick at home for the second day in a row I was able to unpack it immediately upon delivery. I called up the tech line again and, to the surprise of all involved, as soon as I was picked up from the hold queue I got the same fellow I've been working with for the past few days. I plugged the modem in at the NID and got signal, though the poor tech couldn't pull any stats from the DSLAM due to an internal issue -- frustrating, but something we could deal with. I moved the modem into my computer room, plugged everything back in and was pleased to see the DSL light start flashing as the modem trained with the DSLAM. A minute later it was passing traffic and I could ping sites on the Internet once more.
So, for the last two hours and forty-seven minutes I've been online from home. I think replacing the modem may have actually been the fix for the issue (all signs pointed to it being at fault but I still had nightmarish visions of needing a truck roll from the ILEC so I could get somebody with an Agilent DSL test unit on the premises to confirm good signal). To be on the safe side I'm going to shake the circuit down for the next day by punishing it as much as I can -- streaming audio, a bunch of downloads, you name it. If it stays up and functional I'll ship back the old modem and gradually re-add devices (TiVo, cordless phone, 2600 sets) to make sure I can accurately pin any problems down should a new issue arise.
With that solved I can now move onto the next big annoyance: USB 2.0 on my machine. Expect a Lazyweb post about it.
You fight the sunday crawling
So, if the copper from the CO is okay and the inside wiring is fine, but the DSL modem won't sync even when it's directly connected to the NID... what's left that could be at fault? That's right, the DSL modem itself. I pushed a little on the subject and the tech ordered a replacement for me. Happily the unit was under warranty so it was a free replacement. Overnight shipping was paid courtesy of SpeakEasy, which impressed me a great deal.
The new unit arrived today. Since I'm sick at home for the second day in a row I was able to unpack it immediately upon delivery. I called up the tech line again and, to the surprise of all involved, as soon as I was picked up from the hold queue I got the same fellow I've been working with for the past few days. I plugged the modem in at the NID and got signal, though the poor tech couldn't pull any stats from the DSLAM due to an internal issue -- frustrating, but something we could deal with. I moved the modem into my computer room, plugged everything back in and was pleased to see the DSL light start flashing as the modem trained with the DSLAM. A minute later it was passing traffic and I could ping sites on the Internet once more.
So, for the last two hours and forty-seven minutes I've been online from home. I think replacing the modem may have actually been the fix for the issue (all signs pointed to it being at fault but I still had nightmarish visions of needing a truck roll from the ILEC so I could get somebody with an Agilent DSL test unit on the premises to confirm good signal). To be on the safe side I'm going to shake the circuit down for the next day by punishing it as much as I can -- streaming audio, a bunch of downloads, you name it. If it stays up and functional I'll ship back the old modem and gradually re-add devices (TiVo, cordless phone, 2600 sets) to make sure I can accurately pin any problems down should a new issue arise.
With that solved I can now move onto the next big annoyance: USB 2.0 on my machine. Expect a Lazyweb post about it.
You fight the sunday crawling
I mentioned in an earlier entry that DSL at Z'ha'dum was acting naughty and thus I had limited to no Internet access at home. The thrilling conclusion (I hope) to that saga has been achieved: After a bunch of troubleshooting on Sunday and Monday with the remarkably helpful techs from SpeakEasy, it started to look like my lack of connectivity was not due to a wiring issue. Moving the DSL modem (it's a bridge but I won't go into that now) from the Blue Room of Death to the NID didn't bring any improvement to the situation, so we were fairly certain inside wiring wasn't at fault. After I rewired the NID to completely remove my house alarm a couple of MLT were run and no problems were found on the loop from the CO to Z'ha'dum. So it wasn't really as if the snow was causing a problem with the phone line. A bit of poking at some of the statistics on the DSLAM revealed there were no training-starts showing up even though the copper to my house was fine and I had power-cycled the modem numerous times.
So, if the copper from the CO is okay and the inside wiring is fine, but the DSL modem won't sync even when it's directly connected to the NID... what's left that could be at fault? That's right, the DSL modem itself. I pushed a little on the subject and the tech ordered a replacement for me. Happily the unit was under warranty so it was a free replacement. Overnight shipping was paid courtesy of SpeakEasy, which impressed me a great deal.
The new unit arrived today. Since I'm sick at home for the second day in a row I was able to unpack it immediately upon delivery. I called up the tech line again and, to the surprise of all involved, as soon as I was picked up from the hold queue I got the same fellow I've been working with for the past few days. I plugged the modem in at the NID and got signal, though the poor tech couldn't pull any stats from the DSLAM due to an internal issue -- frustrating, but something we could deal with. I moved the modem into my computer room, plugged everything back in and was pleased to see the DSL light start flashing as the modem trained with the DSLAM. A minute later it was passing traffic and I could ping sites on the Internet once more.
So, for the last two hours and forty-seven minutes I've been online from home. I think replacing the modem may have actually been the fix for the issue (all signs pointed to it being at fault but I still had nightmarish visions of needing a truck roll from the ILEC so I could get somebody with an Agilent DSL test unit on the premises to confirm good signal). To be on the safe side I'm going to shake the circuit down for the next day by punishing it as much as I can -- streaming audio, a bunch of downloads, you name it. If it stays up and functional I'll ship back the old modem and gradually re-add devices (TiVo, cordless phone, 2600 sets) to make sure I can accurately pin any problems down should a new issue arise.
With that solved I can now move onto the next big annoyance: USB 2.0 on my machine. Expect a Lazyweb post about it.
You fight the sunday crawling
So, if the copper from the CO is okay and the inside wiring is fine, but the DSL modem won't sync even when it's directly connected to the NID... what's left that could be at fault? That's right, the DSL modem itself. I pushed a little on the subject and the tech ordered a replacement for me. Happily the unit was under warranty so it was a free replacement. Overnight shipping was paid courtesy of SpeakEasy, which impressed me a great deal.
The new unit arrived today. Since I'm sick at home for the second day in a row I was able to unpack it immediately upon delivery. I called up the tech line again and, to the surprise of all involved, as soon as I was picked up from the hold queue I got the same fellow I've been working with for the past few days. I plugged the modem in at the NID and got signal, though the poor tech couldn't pull any stats from the DSLAM due to an internal issue -- frustrating, but something we could deal with. I moved the modem into my computer room, plugged everything back in and was pleased to see the DSL light start flashing as the modem trained with the DSLAM. A minute later it was passing traffic and I could ping sites on the Internet once more.
So, for the last two hours and forty-seven minutes I've been online from home. I think replacing the modem may have actually been the fix for the issue (all signs pointed to it being at fault but I still had nightmarish visions of needing a truck roll from the ILEC so I could get somebody with an Agilent DSL test unit on the premises to confirm good signal). To be on the safe side I'm going to shake the circuit down for the next day by punishing it as much as I can -- streaming audio, a bunch of downloads, you name it. If it stays up and functional I'll ship back the old modem and gradually re-add devices (TiVo, cordless phone, 2600 sets) to make sure I can accurately pin any problems down should a new issue arise.
With that solved I can now move onto the next big annoyance: USB 2.0 on my machine. Expect a Lazyweb post about it.
You fight the sunday crawling
