*breaks the internet*

[Lord Xeb]

OH GOD! How are we going to fix this! *watches as the internet shatters like a pane of glass* ._.

[NovaAesa]

My internet is still working fine lol.

[fatality_uk]

eh!

[Elfy]

Perhaps it's the windows update - I've had to fix 12 pc's in the last 2 days where an update stops the net working :D

[Xerp]

Don't worry - I have the internet backed up on a disk.

[Elfy]

Can I have a copy please :)

[freebeer]

Perhaps it's the windows update - I've had to fix 12 pc's in the last 2 days where an update stops the net working :D

Any chance those machines had Zone Alarm on them? It's known (apparently) that the update along with Zone Alarm would cause the loss of connection.

[diablo75]

Perhaps it's the windows update - I've had to fix 12 pc's in the last 2 days where an update stops the net working :D

Here's what it was:

http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=77436&stc=1&d=1215871141

[Elfy]

2 did - not the others - it amused me no end I must say. Yea that was the update.

[Lord Xeb]

You guys cannot see a non-serious topic when you see one can you....

[Hendrixski]

Don't worry - I have the internet backed up on a disk.

You know... Google does actually have a copy of the internet just lying around.

[schauerlich]

How dare you break my internets, sir! I paid good money for these!

[-grubby]

Don't worry - I have the internet backed up on a disk.

Oh really? I tried and failed... http://www.w3schools.com/images/downloadwww.gif

[init1]

*gasp!* Not the Internet! At least I made a few backup copies.

[Spike-X]

Any chance those machines had Zone Alarm on them? It's known (apparently) that the update along with Zone Alarm would cause the loss of connection.
Yeah, I got told that yesterday when I rang my ISP about connection issues. Apparently the support monkey hadn't been given a script for what to say if the customer tells you they're running Linux (as I did), because she just kept telling me to turn off Zone Alarm and that should fix the problem.

[Spike-X]

Here's what it was:

http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=77436&stc=1&d=1215871141
Do they have instructions on exactly how you're supposed to update Zone Alarm if you can't access the Internet?

[Elfy]

Do they have instructions on exactly how you're supposed to update Zone Alarm if you can't access the Internet?
You have to use the new improved ms internet which comes complete with a connection to the mindweb :D - only available with K915748

[p_quarles]

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/breaking_news_all_online_data

[freebeer]

Sometimes I miss the old days... like when you could back up the internet on a single floppy. :D

[schauerlich]

Sometimes I miss the old days... like when you could back up the internet on a single floppy. :D

Why would anyone need more than 1.44mb? I mean, really... That's just huge!

Fast forward 10 years

Why would anyone need more than 500gb? I mean, really... That's just huge!

[zotkop]

Didn't you see "The IT Crowd" ?
Do not google google, or this is what you get !!!!

[estyles]

Do they have instructions on exactly how you're supposed to update Zone Alarm if you can't access the Internet?

Turn Zone Alarm security to Medium. :)
I know you're probably not asking seriously, but I've had a few of my own that I've had to fix due to the same problem.

And, incidentally, from what I've heard, the Microsoft Update that caused all these problems was supposedly the result of an emergency meeting by the heads of MS, Cisco, and various others due to an issue which could "destroy the internet". So don't joke about it guys. And if anyone out there has a several hundred terabyte floppy drive available - please make a backup of the internet immediately!

[swoll1980]

You break it, you buy it! I hope you have a good job.

[lisati]

Don't worry - I have the internet backed up on a disk.
Sure? I thought I'd filed it away in a tame black hole I keep in my back yard.

[lisati]

Yeah, I got told that yesterday when I rang my ISP about connection issues. Apparently the support monkey hadn't been given a script for what to say if the customer tells you they're running Linux (as I did), because she just kept telling me to turn off Zone Alarm and that should fix the problem.
Reminds me of the time when I couldn't connect through ADSL: I conected athrough dial-up and left a note on the nearest thing I could find to a relevant support page. An hour or two later I rang my ISP's help desk, the support guy ran me through a bunch of checks for my router. After about 15-20 minutes of checking, he did a remote check on the phone line, and discovered the fault was at their end. Things were up and running again three or four hours later. The next morning I get an email asking why I FELT I couldn't connect. What both annoyed and amused me was that (a) the problem had already been fixed, and (b) FEELING that I couldn't connect had nothing to do with it, the connection had definitely been bust!

[Lord Xeb]

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