July 03, 2005
Dual-Processors
Get a package in Company mail -- an access point. No explaination, no labels, not configured. I call my LAN Man -- he's on vacation for a couple of days. Call the guy who sent the AP -- he's also on vacation. So I figure it's to replace the one that has gone to sleep twice so I set up to duplicate the configuration as best as I can:
I set up the company laptop to talk to the new AP. I set up my laptop to talk to the old AP. Go through the options and try to match those on the left with those on the right. Got most of them. Couldn't do the passwords and WEP keys as they do not display. No big deal. Sent an e-mail to those who might care that the switch has been made.
But was the trouble the AP? I don't like intermittent trouble. I need to put that old AP back on line where I can watch it. If it goes to sleep then it was the problem. If it doesn't, then the problem is not guaranteed fixed. Hopefully it will fail.
And yes, that is my Laptop on the right with the larger screen, equal RAM, faster processor, and bigger harddrive. It cost a lot less as well.