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RE: has anyone notice this ?

  • From: David A. Ulevitch
  • Date: Sat Jun 28 21:04:43 2003

<quote who="Vicky Rode">
> vickyr>  i'm a time warner end-user trying to access outside world
> which could be anything.

[SNIP]

> vickyr> yes i have and they think it could be the cable modem box
> and have issued a replacement. i sure hope they have a good stock
> because i know whole bunch of people who are having similar problems.
> maybe its time to buy some 3com stocks :)

A twisted or crumpled up ethernet cable can sometimes impede the flow of
ones and zeros.  Often looping up extra slack in your cat-5 can prove
catastrophic for the free flow of electrons down the pipe.

Ahh...Saturday (PDT)...

-davidu

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