May 23, 2007
No Internet, again!
Power Volkswagen in Torrance folded. We had a vehicle maintenance program with Power, so to get my paid for oil change and service I had to drive to Corona. Last time I found that they had Ethernet access for waiting customers -- but no patch cable. *SIGH* This time I brought my cable -- no link. Unlike Pacific, they had no problem letting me peek into their 'Phone Room. So I did. A basic setup, a DSL line (A) connecting to a Netopia (ex Cayman) Modem-Router (B) with a patch cord to the customer waiting area's phone bar (C). The DSL light is steady, indicating that it is up and working to a DSL line. The reason I had no link was 'cause the cable was hanging loose. Plugged it into my laptop, links, no DHCP. Moved the cable to the floor jack, did a power cycle of the Netopia, went back to the customer waiting area.
I have my link, no address. Netopias sit at 192.168.1.254, so I set my laptop to 192.168.1.100 and zap! -- link at 100m. No connectivity. Router does not respond at it's address. *SIGH* It looks like the router portion of the Netopia is wonkers, but I don't have my spare Caymans with me, so I cannot test further. Should be a simple matter of replacing the Netopia (and finding the DSL log-on information) and they will be back up with customers who actually prefer waiting so they may surf without feeling guilty about "wasting" time.
Finding the DSL log-in info will not be a problem as it is associated with the telephone number, which is properly written on the jack.
Posted by Paladin at May 23, 2007 11:29 AM