But, when it got shut down, it wouldn’t start again for me. Since I’d only put it in Park when she got out, it would continue to run without a key. The car started with the “key” she had in her purse. What happened was that on the way out the door at home I’d set my keys down to pick up something else. Immediately, I rolled down my window and called to my wife who fortunately hadn’t gotten across the plaza. I peered at the flashing icon on the dash and it was in the shape of a red key. I took my wife to work one morning and when she got out, the car beeped at me. Unfortunately, my source didn’t have any compact 16-port gigabit switches, so I’ll have to shoehorn a 19” rackable switch into his closet and hope the wires are long enough.ĭo you have a fancy modern car that doesn’t even have a key? That pushbutton on the dash almost got me into trouble. Then I’d configure the new network on my bench – with more features than just gigabit network ports. I explained that in the current environment I’d probably have to order equipment.

He asked if I’d be back in an hour to upgrade his system. Magically, he regained access to the server and network printers. He was lucky there wasn’t a 10 Mbs device in the system.Īfter I explained the problem and the cost of the solution I restored his network and rebooted everything in the correct sequence. Maybe that explains the inability to get full speed in the office. The router was a Linksys Wireless G (manual © 2007, last firmware update 2012.) and the switch was a 16-port Linksys 10/100. So, for the first time I looked closely at the equipment.

Then I reconnected the router and rebooted first the modem, then the router. The ISP’s speed test reported 235 Mbs, so the problem isn’t there. Naturally, the first thing I did was disconnect everything and plug my laptop directly into the modem. (Incidentally, after the ISP left, he also had lost connectivity between his computer and the server.) The ISP's tech had been in his office because he wasn’t getting the 200 Mbs he was paying for. I got a call from a client with a networking issue.

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