So I left the router alone and didn't use wireless for about 24 hours. It worked just fine when I fired up both laptops this morning to check. The good news is I have wireless. The bad news is that I have no idea why I didn't yesterday.
I know, world in peril and we have to work together. This is my last office romance, I'll tell you that.
Buffy ,'End of Days'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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Cashmere - Oct 17, 2008 5:16:08 am PDT #7925 of 25501
Now tagless for your comfort.
DCJensen - Oct 17, 2008 6:00:46 am PDT #7926 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Brownies.
Theodosia - Oct 17, 2008 8:39:35 am PDT #7927 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Cash -- could have been some kind of interference from a neighbor's electronics. Or, perhaps, the Communists.
TiVo issues: Mine has been refusing to admit that anything has thumbs ratings, even though I wiped out all the previous thumbs and rethumbified enough shows. It's an S1, so I suppose it's just aging out of usefulness. SIGH
tommyrot - Oct 17, 2008 8:41:36 am PDT #7928 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
An awesome bit of DIY-ishness... worth clicking on just for the video.
Blender Defender - Keeping cats off kitchen counters
Hi MAKE! I just finished the web page for my latest project: the Blender Defender. I have a problem with my cat jumping up on the counter and eating my plant up there, so I pointed a network camera at it and ran some motion detection software. As soon as my computer detects motion on the counter, it sends a signal to turn on an extremely loud blender and a strobe light, scaring the cat off the counter.
From the video, it appears to be very effective.
Gudanov - Oct 17, 2008 8:46:48 am PDT #7929 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
could have been some kind of interference from a neighbor's electronics. Or, perhaps, the Communists.
I didn't think Cash lived that close to Canada.
Ginger - Oct 17, 2008 9:00:51 am PDT #7930 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
My normal method for making my router come back to life is the turn it off, turn the computer off, turn it back on, then turn the computer back on. Sometimes I have to do this more than once. I suspect the computer just needs attention.
Theodosia - Oct 17, 2008 9:06:19 am PDT #7931 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
tommyrot, I just laughed myself breathless over that link.
Jon B. - Oct 17, 2008 10:25:40 am PDT #7932 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Anyone know of any web-based mySQL utilities like phpMyAdmin, but better?
Cashmere - Oct 17, 2008 12:47:22 pm PDT #7933 of 25501
Now tagless for your comfort.
I've noticed a marked lack of any wireless technology in the neighborhood but that's not to say there couldn't be something fishy going on.
Theodosia - Oct 17, 2008 1:05:06 pm PDT #7934 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Things like microwave ovens and wireless home telephones can also mess up the specific frequencies that wireless modems use.