Comcast killed my static IP which I have had for so long. They forced me to go DHCP so I can't do my own web and mail stuff anymore. Here's the grievance with which I wrote them:
(Read to: The night before Christmas)
`Twas the night before last, when all through connah.net,
not a byte was transmitting, not even a packet.
The server was sitting on my desk with care,
it being MY server, why SHOULDN'T it be there?
The cables were nestled all snug in their ports,
while firewall rules kept watch o'er the fort.
My router's IP which never has changed,
enjoyed it's 32 bit mask, that's how it was arranged.
When out on the network, there arose such a setting,
which thrashed my server, without a relenting.
Away to the bit bucket my IP did flee,
as Comcast screamed, HA HA HA: DHCP!
My modem flashed at the new prospect,
but flashed only once, `cause it couldn't connect.
When what to my many packets did appear,
but a HOST UNREACHABLE, now isn't that weird?
When my network went down suddenly with a blast,
I knew in a moment: it must be COMCAST!
More rapid than telemarketers, their tech support I called,
calling them names, at this they were appalled:
"Now Dynamic! Now ARP! Now DNS and DHCP!
I don't care what you do, but I WANT MY STATIC IP!"
To the top of the chain, to the manager of the floor,
I whined and I begged, as I began to lose my war.
For tech support assured me it was gone,
and with it my mail server, all of it blown!
As I stopped my services, and changed my address,
I thought to myself, "Dynamic IPs! How pointless!"
With memories of my server deep in my heart,
I loaded 'netconf', for it was time to part.
As 'Adapter 1' was displayed to me,
I switched it from 'manual' to 'DHCP'.
Restarting the network knowing the danger,
'ifconfig' screamed, "Who is this stranger?!"
A new IP, one I have sure never seen,
came up with a flash, in the middle of my screen,
replacing my favorite: 24.10.7.14
Now with all love and respect that surely is due,
I bite my thumb at Comcast, for they haven't a clue.
They have rendered me serverless, what shall I do?
Connah
TNN is ridiculous. I agree with the observation that their image-squashing technology makes watching TNG so annoying. I went to their website (http://www.tnnonline.com/) today and on top of having a horrible site design, they have spelled Picard's name, in bold letters on the front page, as "PICCARD".
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Comcast killed my static IP which I have had for so long. They forced me to go DHCP so I can't do my own web and mail stuff anymore. Here's the grievance with which I wrote them:
(Read to: The night before Christmas)
`Twas the night before last, when all through connah.net,
not a byte was transmitting, not even a packet.
The server was sitting on my desk with care,
it being MY server, why SHOULDN'T it be there?
The cables were nestled all snug in their ports,
while firewall rules kept watch o'er the fort.
My router's IP which never has changed,
enjoyed it's 32 bit mask, that's how it was arranged.
When out on the network, there arose such a setting,
which thrashed my server, without a relenting.
Away to the bit bucket my IP did flee,
as Comcast screamed, HA HA HA: DHCP!
My modem flashed at the new prospect,
but flashed only once, `cause it couldn't connect.
When what to my many packets did appear,
but a HOST UNREACHABLE, now isn't that weird?
When my network went down suddenly with a blast,
I knew in a moment: it must be COMCAST!
More rapid than telemarketers, their tech support I called,
calling them names, at this they were appalled:
"Now Dynamic! Now ARP! Now DNS and DHCP!
I don't care what you do, but I WANT MY STATIC IP!"
To the top of the chain, to the manager of the floor,
I whined and I begged, as I began to lose my war.
For tech support assured me it was gone,
and with it my mail server, all of it blown!
As I stopped my services, and changed my address,
I thought to myself, "Dynamic IPs! How pointless!"
With memories of my server deep in my heart,
I loaded 'netconf', for it was time to part.
As 'Adapter 1' was displayed to me,
I switched it from 'manual' to 'DHCP'.
Restarting the network knowing the danger,
'ifconfig' screamed, "Who is this stranger?!"
A new IP, one I have sure never seen,
came up with a flash, in the middle of my screen,
replacing my favorite: 24.10.7.14
Now with all love and respect that surely is due,
I bite my thumb at Comcast, for they haven't a clue.
They have rendered me serverless, what shall I do?
Connah
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TNN is ridiculous. I agree with the observation that their image-squashing technology makes watching TNG so annoying. I went to their website (http://www.tnnonline.com/) today and on top of having a horrible site design, they have spelled Picard's name, in bold letters on the front page, as "PICCARD".
Pardon my griping...