OOC: Availability -- Net issues

[dark_slippy_thing]

Alas, my computer seems to no longer want to access the internet for me, no matter how many wires I wiggle and switch around, so I'm inclined to think there's a software problem, not a wiring or hardware issue. After all, every other net connection in the house (That's three other computers, two PS3s, and an X-Box 360 and a partridge in a pear tree) is working fine and dandy.

Alas, my computer, running on Windows 98, didn't run practically any virus scan program that I could find, and so now I'm without the internet on it and have no means of scanning to see if I picked up a bug along the way.

SO. I'm going to be on borrowed computer access until either my computer decides it's going to work again, or until I make a bajillion dollars and can get a shiny NEW computer that will not throw up on my internets. This means that pings will be minimal most of the time, and Valentine, Lumiere, and Mikey will be a little scarce for a while.

Le sigh.

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[the_merriest]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! [/broke from royalties by now]

*squishes you*

I asked my favorite guru and he saiiiiiiiid:



Are any of the owners of the three other computers computer-type people? That’s her best bet…

-- Is it just the internet that’s down, or can she access the other computers on the network?

-- If she needs to, she could use the other computers to download an antivirus program and copy it to her computer.

-- Oooh, here’s a thought: Have her Start>Run winipcfg and click “Renew All”. That might fix the connection.