Quick update:

[silveradept]

Problem with internet - solved. After finally figuring out what the package directions meant and a little research on-line, something clicked in my head, and now my connection will work flawlessly from here on out.

The problem? Well, the device being used takes inputs from both computers at once. So far, so good, right? The problem is - if one of the computers is off, it gets no signal, and so the connection technically drops out. But only long enough for it to go over to the other side and say, "Hey, connection here!" So it does go on-again, off-again, until you pull the computer that's not on out of the circuit. And then it's happy. It works just fine because it's getting signal and requests from one side and doesn't have to worry about the other one.

Another case of RTFM, I guess. Which means the money I spent getting some crossover cable and an RJ45 extender is wasted. Although I may keep the parts anyway, because both of those things could turn out to be useful at some other location in my life. Or I may give them to someone else, like my sister, in case she should need them. Which may not be a very far-fetched possibility indeed. Happy college present, or something.

So my stress level has once again returned to normal (which is just under explosive, I think, unfortunately) and I will inform my roommate of the requirements for success on the internet for both of us when he returns. Le sigh. It's always an unorthodox solution when I'm involved, isn't it?

Comments

[popefelix.livejournal.com]

What is it that you're doing with the crossover cables and such?

Well...

[silveradept]

At the moment, now that everything is working out, nothing. Absolutely nothing.