May 30, 2003
Things That (almost) Work
 I finally got around to hooking up the Linksys router so Sister Superior's computer can use DSL. Guess what? I managed to install it! It took some time though, because the little icon that blinks in the system tray, to show you're connected, was not installed, so I thought I was not connected when I was. So, that was good. Guess what? It slowed my speed down to near dial-up performance levels. Is there a "glitch?" Obviously there is, but I am in no mood to spend 20 freaking hours fooling with it, so I uninstalled the router and now Mother Superior is "disappointed" (pissed). Sheesh. Last night I thought I'd give Netscape 7.2 a try, so I downloaded it (32 MB in about 4 minutes!). I'm not looking to change browsers necessarily, although I did always use Netscape until they couldn't handle 32 bit security when I needed it. No, I wanted to replace my trusty Netscape 4.3 Mail and Composer (HTML generator) because MS counterparts Outlook Express, and MS Word, EAT major SHIT and I will not use them. I've been using Netscape's Composer for my word processor. Anyway, things were looking real good, for awhile. The new Composer handles CSS, so that's nice. Plus, they reinstalled the ability to insert raw HTML code that they inexplicably removed with version 4.3. Guess what? There doesn't seem to be a way to change fonts in your document. I'm not kidding. I even read the documentation because I was certain that nobody could forget something so elementary. Nada nope. If anyone knows the secret, I'd appreciate being tipped off. But even if it's there, it's so obtuse that ... well, it is owned by AOL now, isn't it? Sheesh. I'm not even going to start with the Viagra
deal.
Update on Netscape 7 I said that nobody would be so stupid as to release a HTML editor without the ability to choose fonts. I was wrong; AOL did just that with Netscape 7. Un-freaking-real. |
Your speed slowed to dialup rates when you installed the router? You don't have it configured right. It's as simple as dirt, what did you do to it?
Posted by: Casca on May 30, 2003 08:15 PMI let it install itself using the CD. When I got the message, "Congratulations .... " I took that to mean I done good.
Posted by: Rodger Schultz on May 30, 2003 08:49 PMMy Linksys router required no CD for installation, just a web browser. Was this CD for some extra software?
Posted by: RWS on May 30, 2003 09:33 PMOh, yeah; unless Verizon has changed its DSL software in the past year or so, if you're running a DSL router, you shouldn't have a blinking icon in your system tray for your DSL connection. If it's a Verizon CD, it might be some monitoring/diagnostic/spyware software that you don't need.
Once you configure the router with your username and password, it should connect to the network the first time your computer connects through the router. No CD needed.
If you get the router working, it should run very nicely and need very little maintenance except for when the network barfs. Then turning the router off, letting it sit for a few minutes, and powering it up back again might fix things up.
Unless Verizon is working hard to make things painful for DSL customers (Verizon might do that....) I think you're trying too hard to get the router to work.
Posted by: RWS on May 30, 2003 09:57 PMI have Verizon and a router (not a Linksys) and there's no need for any software. Its just a spyware piece of crap.
Go to the Linksys help page here and search on Verizon and your router. I've found that most Linksys difficulties have been encountered, overcome and documented on their site.
Posted by: Misanthropyst on May 31, 2003 07:56 AMThanks, I'm going to use this info to get it fixed.
Posted by: Rodger Schultz on May 31, 2003 08:13 AMMisanthropyst truly is. There is nothing more obtuse than the stuff on downloads from the linksys site, and I know wtf they're talking about. Rog, I'm a tech. If you need help, you can IM me most mornings PDST @ casca0302 on AIM.
Posted by: Casca on May 31, 2003 10:01 AMCasca thanks. It's working right now. Next I have to fish some able to the upstaies and get the other puter working. After my nap.
Posted by: Rodger Schultz on May 31, 2003 01:08 PMOk
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