Well, this sucks.

Posted by Firebird on July 8, 2006, 1:41 a.m.

Alright. Before reinstalling my OS, I decided that I was going to some more stuff. I got an ethernet card and installed it today (Although in a non-working port, so I had to move it <_<) and got my LAN up and running. Although my computer and modem wont communicate. That means, no broadband. Which sucks. A lot. Oh yeah, flashback, my connection can get up to 20Mbps.

So far I have called tech support 3 times. One: reinstall your OS. Two: An idiot who thinks I am an idiot. Three: Get a techie to come over, or reinstall your OS.

I'm going to get a techie that I know over, and if THAT dosen't work, then I guess it really is reinstall time.

God damn.

Comments

Alx 18 years, 4 months ago

Good luck with that.

melee-master 18 years, 4 months ago

Damn, that sucks.

Firebird 18 years, 4 months ago

Yep.

Kenon 18 years, 4 months ago

Myconnection is normally 54mbps =)

Firebird 18 years, 4 months ago

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Malaika 18 years, 4 months ago

Have you installed the drivers for the LAN card? Most of the time they aren't important, but it can help a lot.

ParadoxEquation 18 years, 4 months ago

Or just use cable. =)

Josea 18 years, 4 months ago

did you push the lever that says "Broken - Fixed" to the Fixed side?

Often people have these in the "Broken" state…

Firebird 18 years, 4 months ago

… The ethernet card didn't come with drivers. Although it works perfectly with Windows anyway.

And I broke the lever out of a fit of temper.

Malaika 18 years, 4 months ago

damn. You're screwed then. Next time, remember to use the 'fixed' state.

You may also be using the wrong cat5 cable. There are 2 types, based on the wiring - the first is used for two computers directly, and the second used for modems/routers/hubs/etc. If the cable is the wrong type, it ain't gunna work.