[Speed Gibson,
Sunday August 28, 2005 at 11:24pm]
Back on the Air
I've been smoke-testing my home network this weekend. I had to trip a breaker a couple of times so I could install new outlets a back bedroom. Unfortunately, this is also the circuit my cable modem and wireless router use, so I was happy to see they both came up just fine afterwards. But then last night we took a sub-second hit from Xcel, enough to make the TV and Cable TV boxes restart, which they did.
But my home network went down, and it turned out to be the LinkSys router, not the Cable modem. I had to reset it (stick the pin in the back) and re-run the install disk. As long as I'm buying other electronic toys this month like an FM transmitter to broadcast my PC audio around the house, I think I'll get a small UPS for the Cable modem, Cable TV box, and Router as well.
But my home network went down, and it turned out to be the LinkSys router, not the Cable modem. I had to reset it (stick the pin in the back) and re-run the install disk. As long as I'm buying other electronic toys this month like an FM transmitter to broadcast my PC audio around the house, I think I'll get a small UPS for the Cable modem, Cable TV box, and Router as well.