The all new Saturday afternoon to stop the moaning oldies thread...

[Barman]

We-ell...

I got the box all up-'n- running no problemo.

I configured two new SATA drives as a RAID array and that works fine.

I';ve copied all the files from my old server to it.

BUT

I can't get a gigabit network card to work in it (I've tried two).

Normal built-in network is fine but when I try to use the gigabit card it can't obtain an IP address from the DHCP server. 

[Snoopy]

All Geek to me I'm afraid but I'm sure you could find a man what knows somewhere on the island .......... unless you are the man who is supposed to know that is.

Simple question from a simple soul ~ why not either make do with what you have or buy one that does what you want it to? I did ~ both ......... ultimately.

[Barman]

All Geek to me I'm afraid but I'm sure you could find a man what knows somewhere on the island .......... unless you are the man who is supposed to know that is.

Simple question from a simple soul ~ why not either make do with what you have or buy one that does what you want it to? I did ~ both ......... ultimately.

Now LL's machine has crashed! 

[Barman]

Simple question from a simple soul ~ why not either make do with what you have or buy one that does what you want it to? I did ~ both ......... ultimately.

Because it is supposed to work, I’ve done all the right things, I’ve got all the right bits everything should work and there is no reason for the bastard thing not to work… except it doesn’t. 

[Snoopy]

Simple question from a simple soul ~ why not either make do with what you have or buy one that does what you want it to? I did ~ both ......... ultimately.

Because it is supposed to work, I’ve done all the right things, I’ve got all the right bits everything should work and there is no reason for the bastard thing not to work… except it doesn’t. 

The reasons that things do not work are:
                                                   (i) You have missed some simple thing that you should have done
                                                   (ii) You have failed to read the instructions
                                                   (iii) You are a man and as any woman will tell you that is all it takes
                                                   (iv) You are a man and know what you are doing so the machine is fvcked
                                                   (v) MICROSOFT!

Simple innit. 

[Barman]

Simple question from a simple soul ~ why not either make do with what you have or buy one that does what you want it to? I did ~ both ......... ultimately.

Because it is supposed to work, I’ve done all the right things, I’ve got all the right bits everything should work and there is no reason for the bastard thing not to work… except it doesn’t. 

The reasons that things do not work are:
                                                   (i) You have missed some simple thing that you should have done
                                                   (ii) You have failed to read the instructions
                                                   (iii) You are a man and as any woman will tell you that is all it takes
                                                   (iv) You are a man and know what you are doing so the machine is fvcked
                                                   (v) MICROSOFT!

Simple innit. 

(v) 

[Snoopy]

[The Moan Ranger]

Vista?

[Snoopy]

Linux!

[Barman]

Linux!

Linux caused my problems... 

[Snoopy]

Linux!

Linux caused my problems... 

No 

You caused the problem by fiddling!

[Barman]

Linux!

Linux caused my problems... 

No 

You caused the problem by fiddling!

I wish! 

[The Moan Ranger]

It is well known that if you are over 41, you shouldn't fiddle. Unles you are "the Tel".

[Barman]

It is well known that if you are over 41, you shouldn't fiddle. Unles you are "the Tel".

Perhaps The Tel could come and fix it then? 

[The Moan Ranger]

Perhaps if you paid the air fare and reasonable costs/wages, it might perhaps get fixed.

Perhaps you should ask him!