I should never again attempt to modify the settings I use to connect to the Internet. I once again reinforce the idea that I know both jack and shit about such things.
I have DSL through Bellsouth. For the first time, though, I noticed that on the taskbar, I not only had a little icon saying what my DSL traffic (bytes transferred) was, but another icon saying what my LAN traffic was.
Now, this computer used to be on a LAN, back when I had a room-mate. But it hasn't been for over a year. (Note: the LAN icon has probably been there the whole time, I just never noticed it before.) So, I clicked on the LAN icon, curious to see what is up, because while there are other computers in the apartment, none of them are even turned on. (There are four other computers, but only two of them are even in a state that would remotely be considered useable. One of the non-working ones, is for all intents and purposes, a doorstop.)
So, like I said, I click on the LAN icon. It says my LAN connection is not working properly or has been reduced in function. My immediate thought is, "Well of course. There is no LAN. Hence, no functioning LAN." So, silly me, I click "Disable".
This drops my Internet connection. Odd, I think. I'm not on a LAN. It shouldn't do this. Okay, I'll just click on the DSL icon, restore the DSL connection, and back to surfing porn the Web. No go. Apparently, my clicking "Disable" reset my DSL password. No, I don't know how this happened.
I ended up having to call Bellsouth's DSL tech support for help because the help system was no help whatsoever. But I was able, after wasting the technician's time, to get back a functional DSL connection.
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I have DSL through Bellsouth. For the first time, though, I noticed that on the taskbar, I not only had a little icon saying what my DSL traffic (bytes transferred) was, but another icon saying what my LAN traffic was.
Now, this computer used to be on a LAN, back when I had a room-mate. But it hasn't been for over a year. (Note: the LAN icon has probably been there the whole time, I just never noticed it before.) So, I clicked on the LAN icon, curious to see what is up, because while there are other computers in the apartment, none of them are even turned on. (There are four other computers, but only two of them are even in a state that would remotely be considered useable. One of the non-working ones, is for all intents and purposes, a doorstop.)
So, like I said, I click on the LAN icon. It says my LAN connection is not working properly or has been reduced in function. My immediate thought is, "Well of course. There is no LAN. Hence, no functioning LAN." So, silly me, I click "Disable".
This drops my Internet connection. Odd, I think. I'm not on a LAN. It shouldn't do this. Okay, I'll just click on the DSL icon, restore the DSL connection, and back to surfing
pornthe Web. No go. Apparently, my clicking "Disable" reset my DSL password. No, I don't know how this happened.I ended up having to call Bellsouth's DSL tech support for help because the help system was no help whatsoever. But I was able, after wasting the technician's time, to get back a functional DSL connection.