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  • the ISP sent a zyxel...

    From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to mark lewis on Sun Apr 4 16:23:00 2021
    Hello mark!

    What modem replacement were you able to find? I have a modest
    museum of old modems. I don't know what to do with them.

    we're talking about an ISP modem... i know the story because sean is one of my links and he was keeping us updated... the ISP sent a zyxel...

    I realized "ISP" modem/router after I sent the message. I still
    don't really think of the DSL or cable devices as modems when
    the term modem is used all by itself in a sentence. For me,
    when *just* saying "modem", it's the box that connects an anolog
    POTS line to a computer. However, in context it would be
    obvious that it could also be the dsl or cable or fibe variety.

    However, I *do* have at least one old damaged "isp"/dsl modem to
    the pile. I don't know why I haven't thrown that out yet.

    I suppose your zyxel replacement was something provided under a
    warranty or the rental program?

    I have a dsl modem that has a broken port-forwarding function.
    It's programmable, but the results don't follow through. I've
    configured port-farwarding in a previous dsl modem so I know
    what I should expect. But this darn replacement that the ISP
    sent me several years ago does not cooperate.

    I have wondered if it's a simple matter to hot-swap an existing
    dsl/modem router with another one off-the-shelf. Many of the
    config options scare me. It does not seem as simple as
    configuring just a un and pw.

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12 to August Abolins on Sun Apr 4 17:29:42 2021
    Re: the ISP sent a zyxel...
    By: August Abolins to mark lewis on Sun Apr 04 2021 16:23:00


    I suppose your zyxel replacement was something provided under
    a warranty or the rental program?

    idk... i'm not the micronet ZC... his name is sean whereas mine is )\/(ark ;)

    i have nothing to do with micronet other than being an outside observer...


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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12 to August Abolins on Mon Apr 5 06:07:14 2021
    Re: the ISP sent a zyxel...
    By: August Abolins to mark lewis on Sun Apr 04 2021 22:34:00


    i have nothing to do with micronet other than being an outside
    observer...

    No problem. It sure sounded like you had the inside story to
    the micronet problem though,

    i did... because the ZC shared it with me and others so we would know why their system was not able to be contacted for mail delivery...

    and then I mistakenly carried on as if you were involved with
    its operations.

    yeah, it is ok :)

    "idk" - I had to look that one up! :D

    hehehe, i've been spending a lot of time with gamers and streamers... i'm tending to use more and more of their shorthand mnemonics like IDK, WDYM, ISWYD, and similar O:)


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