Re: cable connection stopped working

[Paul T.McNally]

Michael Smith wrote:

BTW, I've hooked up several boxen to @home, and sometimes the "modem" needs to 
be
turned off.  That's my big troubleshooting step if I can't ping the outside.




It's a step we take all the time on our CSU/DSU units (some people call 
them modems).
Bottom line is that it works. They are old outdated pieces of crap, but 
they do the
job for now.