And I emerge, dusty but triumphant
Sep. 17th, 2008 02:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kerravonsenI mentioned before that my wireless router died in the recent power failure. So I investigated a replacement. Now, an exact replacement of the same model would have cost $100+, which seemed a bit silly, considering that I could get a more advanced one (Wireless N) for a similar price, or a cheaper one which was also on special for $59. So I ummed and ahhed, looked at my bank balance and decided it was unwise to get a Wireless N router when I didn't have any Wireless N capable machines, and went for the cheaper one, a D-Link DIR-300.
I have just now finished setting it up, with all the right port-forwarding and SSID and WPA2 security and static IPs and stuff.
(Note to self: if you want the DHCP to release the IP address because it gave you a dynamic one and you have now set up "reserve this static IP", then restarting networking won't work. First, shut down the connection [ifconfig eth0 down] and then restart the networking.)
Ahem. Anyway, I am dusty because when stuff lies undisturbed (like, behind the computer) it gets dusty.
I have just now finished setting it up, with all the right port-forwarding and SSID and WPA2 security and static IPs and stuff.
(Note to self: if you want the DHCP to release the IP address because it gave you a dynamic one and you have now set up "reserve this static IP", then restarting networking won't work. First, shut down the connection [ifconfig eth0 down] and then restart the networking.)
Ahem. Anyway, I am dusty because when stuff lies undisturbed (like, behind the computer) it gets dusty.
