Comments for Networking Sucks

Comment from John on 2008-05-13

2008-05-13T19:42:26Z

I just recently learned how to network XP & Vista.
It took me a week to figure out what to do.
The easy step is to go into your router and turn
off the security and let your laptop pick up
the signal and then turn the security back on.
Im still a novice in networking but yeah
at times it can be a real pain to figure out.

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Comment from Alex Johnson on 2006-06-25

2006-06-26T03:31:40Z

Networking does suck.

I never know where to turn when things go wrong. When I call up Linksys or D-link or Comcast or Verizon or any of the major company's "help" lines they only give me very basic advice like "upgrade your router's firmware" or "make sure you don't have any viruses" and then they hang up and leave me staring at the same problems I've been having for years. DNS servers randomly becoming unavailable... Random computers on my home network locking up everybody else's connections. Firewall logs that don't make any sense. Games that suddenly skyrocket to 2000 ping with 70% packet loss. Routers that lock up. That aggrivating little "limited or no networking connectivity" message. I just want it all to work. What's even more frustrating to me is that I'm the most tech savvy of the 6 people in my residence and the other 5 rely on me to solve their computer problems. When unexplainable things occur on the network I have NOBODY to turn to. Networking issues have driven me to tears more than once... Right now I'm struggling with some sort of network congestion issue without any clue as to what's going on. I tried googling a few things and found this podcast. It made me feel better knowing that even people that are supposed to know what's going on struggle with this stuff at times.

What I'd really like to see is a guide that covers more advanced topics involving obscure commands and settings, but still follows a "try this. Now try this. Now try this." approach instead of confusing me with 15 different things to keep track of at the same time. I need answers and all I ever get is more headaches.

Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhh,
Alex Johnson

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Comment from Larry on 2005-11-04

2005-11-05T07:51:06Z

I agree! It seems that networking software has
become more user friendly in the recent couple of
years, but networking multiple OSs can still be
daunting. We have multiple WinXP systems,
Linux, and Mac computers successfully networked,
but it has taken many, many hours to get them
to a harmonious state. Please take up the task
of explaining, in simple terms, the process(es)
of networking for those of us who are most
interested of USING a network instead of
tinkering. I'll be eagerly listening.

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Comment from Andrew on 2005-10-21

2005-10-22T00:59:22Z

Thanks for a very interesting program

Andrew Smith

Auckland

New Zealand

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