From: "Doug Stewart" <dstewart@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> A typical call to Comcast by me, before switching back over to Speakeasy:
>
> Me: "My connection's not working. I've checked my machine and it's not
> the problem. I think your modem has lost sync."
>
> Tech: "What OS are you running?"
>
> M (lying): "Windows."
>
> T: "Did you reboot?"
>
> M (lying again): "Yes."
>
> T: "Can you shut your machine down for me now please?"
>
> [root@eliab root]# ifconfig eth0 down
XP: Mouse to "Network Neighborhood". Right click on the network link and
select "disable".
> M: "It's down."
>
> T (with a bit of shock): "That was fast."
>
> M: "Now what?"
>
> T: "Can you boot it back up please?"
>
> [root@eliab root]# ifconfig eth0 up
XP: Right click on the network link and select "enable".
> M: "Back up."
>
> T (incredulous): "Holy crap!"
>
> M: "I've got a fast machine."
Um, it's kinda fun when you know more than the support people if you are
in a playfull mood. (I used the above trick in getting as near a properly
secure WiFi network running with notebooks running W2K and XP.)
{^_-} Joanne
