1237ca171f4b
tech



Hello David - 

DD>>> It is not a necessary qualification to set up a small
DD>>> home network. I have no CNA rating, and even I can do it. 

CA>> I believe that you have done it. I also suspect that if
CA>> you were confronted with unfamiliar software and
CA>> unfamiliar hardware the results would be much less
CA>> predictable. 

DD> I recently setup a two station network for my brother with
DD> his desktop, and his laptop. Both machines use WinXP. I
DD> have never configured a network on WinXp before (in fact
DD> his machines are the only XP machines I've been near). 

DD> Even the cards used were not brands/models I'd used before
DD> (I scrounged them). It wasn't that big a deal. 

I was thinking of an OS that had no help files nor PnP. ;-) 

CA>> In the shops where I come from there are many who say they
CA>> don't need the schooling to be a journeyman. Given enough
CA>> time and opportunity they hit the wall over and over again
CA>> because they lack the basic understanding required to
CA>> accomodate all of the possible variables. :-) 

DD> And then there are those university trained IT people who,
DD> upon finishing their degree are as useless as tits on a
DD> bull. They have all this wonderful theory - but no
DD> practical no-how. 

They can just use yours. ;-) 

CA>> In the Linux echo there is one person who has lost a
CA>> machine from his intranet who has no idea why or how to
CA>> get it back. 

DD> Who? - I must have missed it... 

RT 

CA>> The 'master of Windows' lost his network connections a
CA>> month or so ago and finally re-installed the OS and let
CA>> _it_ resestablish his network for him. 

DD> Some master...... 

CA>> Here in the tech echo, same story. If you pay attention
CA>> you will see that the networks that work work by random
CA>> chance. The ones that don't work are often abandoned and
CA>> never do get setup. 

DD> I haven't had any such issues on the network here at home.
DD> The network works because it's configured correctly. The
DD> docs are clear enough.... 

DD> At work my biggest problem network-wise is smart-arses
DD> unplugging the network cables. 

Do they do this to install Kazaa or some-such? 

>
>        ,                          ,
>      o/      Charles.Angelich      \o       ,
>       __o/
>     / >          USA, MI           < \   __\__
 

___ * ATP/16bit 2.31 * 
... DOS the Ghost in the Machine! http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/

--- Maximus/2 3.01