As in "computer networking". If business networking or social networking scares you, well, feel free to post about it.
Computer networking totally and utterly bamboozles me.
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The phone line port on my wireless modem/router got fried in an electrical storm. So I ordered a replacement. Stupid me though, I ordered the wired version of the modem by accident. But I need wireless because the ethernet port on my computer got fried ages ago. So I read up online and found that if I put the new modem in bridge mode and disable its DHCP function, it will become invisible and pass the signal straight through as such. Then I can plug my existing wireless modem/router into it via ethernet and everything should be fine.
Well that didn't work. But what did work was having the exact same settings on both modems (DHCP on, PPOe mode on, neither in bridged mode, both have my login details). It works, and I have NO idea why.
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My approach to computer networking always seems "poke things until it magically works and then stop poking". I wish I understood all this stuff better. Anyone else feel the same or are you all networking geniuses?
