Random Music Talk LII: No Cobbler, No Cry

[LemonMelon]

I don't feel like making a thread for this because it's probably stupid obvious, but help me out here. In my new place, I can connect to the internet through the modem, but not through the router. It'll connect to the wireless, but will read "no internet access." Curiously, when I am connected to the modem and NOTHING is connected to the router, not even the modem, it claims that I'm connected to the router. Let me map this out.

Laptop + Modem - Router = two connections (this is seriously wtf since routers don't work without being connected to a modem)
Router + Modem - Laptop = no connections (this is what I'm looking to do)
Laptop + Modem + Router = no connections (this is what the router CD wants me to do in order to set up the internet connection, but it says my ethernet cable is broken, which is a lie)

Also, whenever I attempt to move the cables around (only to find it doesn't work) and then go back to the way it normally works, it doesn't recognize my modem and I once again have no connections. Restarting the modem, in this scenario, fixes the problem. I'm connected to the modem now and am having no problems, and my laptop claims to be connected to the wifi also. Of course, when I unplug the thing, it'll immediately disconnect from that, defeating the whole purpose.

 

[iron yuppie]

I just want to take this opportunity to say that "vorsprung durch technik" is a far better forum name than "restart and reboot yourself."

 

[Danny Boy]

Try resetting both the router and the modem. That has worked for me in the past.

Unplug the modem from everything and reboot it. Then reboot the router and connect it to the modem.

 

[Danny Boy]

I just want to take this opportunity to say that "vorsprung durch technik" is a far better forum name than "restart and reboot yourself."

Far better song, too.

 

[martha]

I just want to take this opportunity to say that "vorsprung durch technik" is a far better forum name than "restart and reboot yourself."

Yes.


And is "reboot" really just a fancy word for "turn the damn thing off and then on again"?

Or is is something else?

 

[LemonMelon]

Try resetting both the router and the modem. That has worked for me in the past.

Unplug the modem from everything and reboot it. Then reboot the router and connect it to the modem.

Tried it just now, did not work. Fuck.

A few comments:

1. The problem is not on my laptop's end: I connected to a portable wifi hotspot off a cell phone successfully. It wasn't connecting at first, but I ran a ping and that worked, so I knew it would only be a matter of time. Indeed, I'm on that wifi connection now.

2. Tried the ping on my router's connection and got nothing. Therefore, the problem is 100% on the router's end. This means I've got to fuck around with the settings on the router, and that sounds like a nightmare. Or I could buy a new one, OR I could pay comcast $20 to come out here. Problem with that is, though it strangely is cheaper, it means no wireless until Monday. I can live without that, but I don't want to.

3. Zooropa is a superior song to Unknown Caller, certainly.

 

[cobl04]

Blues From Down Here is quickly becoming one of my favourite TV On The Radio songs.

 

[Danny Boy]

And is "reboot" really just a fancy word for "turn the damn thing off and then on again"?

Not necessarily. To hard reset my modem you have to hold in a small button on the back with a paper clip. It has a battery backup so just unplugging it and plugging it back in doesn't work.

 

[IWasBored]

So a band I'd never heard of called Zammuto are opening for Explosions in the Sky on their upcoming tour. Anyways, these guys have a song called "F U C-3PO".

I like that.

haha

 

[Jive Turkey]

Not necessarily. To hard reset my modem you have to hold in a small button on the back with a paper clip. It has a battery backup so just unplugging it and plugging it back in doesn't work.

That sounds much more sophisticated

 

[Danny Boy]

I'm a sophisticated guy.

 

[iron yuppie]

Highly sophistimacted dowacky.

 

[Danny Boy]

NOTHING is more sophisticated than a well placed Simpsons reference.

 

[martha]

Not necessarily. To hard reset my modem you have to hold in a small button on the back with a paper clip. It has a battery backup so just unplugging it and plugging it back in doesn't work.

Thank you. I have wondered about that term for a while.

 

[Danny Boy]

Random trivia: the computing term "boot" comes from the saying "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" because the computer has to load its own operating system.

 

[Jive Turkey]

I thought it referred to the fact that every time I have to do it, I feel like booting the fucking thing out the window into the streets

 

[Jive Turkey]

Martin Scorsese's mom is a good actor. What were the chances?

 

[PhilsFan]

I did not go out tonight, in hopes that one more good night's sleep will rid me of a cold. Rock 'n' roll.

 

[Moonlit_Angel]

I thought it referred to the fact that every time I have to do it, I feel like booting the fucking thing out the window into the streets

I understand that feeling *Nods*.

That's about all I can contribute to this discussion, as when it comes to the inner workings of computers and how to repair them, I'm about as illiterate as they come.

 

[cobl04]

I thought it referred to the fact that every time I have to do it, I feel like booting the fucking thing out the window into the streets

I did not go out tonight, in hopes that one more good night's sleep will rid me of a cold. Rock 'n' roll.

Alcohol would have made you feel better.

At least temporarily.

 

[cobl04]

Hey imps, at Kanye's show, did he do the lengthy monologues during the 808s section, and then Runaway/Lost in the World? We're still debating about whether that added to or took away from the show. Personally, I loved them. I thought it was fascinating to watch.

Also thought it was sick when he kept restarting All of the Lights so we'd sing "A/OUR NIGGA DEAD" louder and louder.

 

[LemonMelon]

He always does the monologues during 808s? I thought it was dope when he did that on Storytellers but, you know, that's a series for storytelling. Didn't think it was a regular thing. I'm sure I would have enjoyed it even more had I been there; it's great to hear an artist be forthright about themselves and his art like Kanye does.

 

[Jive Turkey]

This is for Impy. It's a rather pleasant combination of charming awkwardness and upper thigh area

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sv0WzaarrQ&feature=related

 

[PhilsFan]

I would be surprised if he has not seen it multiple times already. God knows I have.

 

[cobl04]

That dress is criminal.

 

[lazarus]

Is that Flying Lotus Flower Plaza?

She's awesome.

 

[iron yuppie]

Wow, Surfer Rosa is a trip. Great album, but also incredibly scattered.

 

[djerdap]

It's pretty good, but I believe Doolittle is far more consistent and its highlights are even better than the ones on Surfer Rosa.

 

[LemonMelon]

Doolittle is undoubtedly superior, but I find myself wanting to hear Surfer Rosa regularly anyway. So much fun, and it's over before you know it.

 

[LemonMelon]

Hahahaha they're playing Vanessa Carlton at the gym