Are you a thread killer?

[tarps87]

Now that is just freaky! I think I'd get out the shovel and beat it over the head if I saw that in my back yard (I think the cats would too!)

I now have the image of a cat wandering round with a shovel

[pricetech]

Me too.

comcast you mean?

No I mean comcrap.

[ubunterooster]

Me too.



No I mean comcrap.

Are we bashing comsplat cable?

[snip3r8]

[sudo] password for divan: 
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
CONNECT 7200000
--> Carrier detected.  Starting PPP immediately.
--> Starting pppd at Tue Aug  3 17:20:57 2010
--> Pid of pppd: 11409
--> Using interface ppp0
--> Disconnecting at Tue Aug  3 17:20:57 2010
--> The PPP daemon has died: A modem hung up the phone (exit code = 16)
--> man pppd explains pppd error codes in more detail.
--> Try again and look into /var/log/messages and the wvdial and pppd man pages for more information.
--> Auto Reconnect will be attempted in 5 seconds
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: AT&F E1 V1 X1 &D2 &C1 S0=0
AT&F E1 V1 X1 &D2 &C1 S0=0
OK
--> Sending: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"
AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK

--> Modem initialized.
.
ATDT*99***16#
CONNECT 7200000
--> Carrier detected.  Starting PPP immediately.
--> Starting pppd at Tue Aug  3 17:21:03 2010
--> Pid of pppd: 11482
--> Using interface ppp0
--> local  IP address 41.13.196.144
--> remote IP address 10.64.64.64
--> primary   DNS address 196.207.35.29
--> secondary DNS address 196.207.35.30

all that just to type this message

[tarps87]

[sudo] password for divan: 
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
CONNECT 7200000
--> Carrier detected.  Starting PPP immediately.
--> Starting pppd at Tue Aug  3 17:20:57 2010
--> Pid of pppd: 11409
--> Using interface ppp0
--> Disconnecting at Tue Aug  3 17:20:57 2010
--> The PPP daemon has died: A modem hung up the phone (exit code = 16)
--> man pppd explains pppd error codes in more detail.
--> Try again and look into /var/log/messages and the wvdial and pppd man pages for more information.
--> Auto Reconnect will be attempted in 5 seconds
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: AT&F E1 V1 X1 &D2 &C1 S0=0
AT&F E1 V1 X1 &D2 &C1 S0=0
OK
--> Sending: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"
AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK

--> Modem initialized.
.
ATDT*99***16#
CONNECT 7200000
--> Carrier detected.  Starting PPP immediately.
--> Starting pppd at Tue Aug  3 17:21:03 2010
--> Pid of pppd: 11482
--> Using interface ppp0
--> local  IP address 41.13.196.144
--> remote IP address 10.64.64.64
--> primary   DNS address 196.207.35.29
--> secondary DNS address 196.207.35.30

all that just to type this message

Standard modem or are you using a mobile phone as a modem?

[pricetech]

Are we bashing comsplat cable?

Bashing ? No, not bashing. That's just my pet name for them after the fiasco that lasted a year during which I fought them tooth and nail to get their Internet connection to work properly here.

[pricetech]

all that just to type this message

You have my sympathy. I think if I had to go back to dailup I'd just quit using a computer.

[Dragonbite]

[sudo] password for divan: 
--> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.60
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
CONNECT 7200000
--> Carrier detected.  Starting PPP immediately.
--> Starting pppd at Tue Aug  3 17:20:57 2010
--> Pid of pppd: 11409
--> Using interface ppp0
--> Disconnecting at Tue Aug  3 17:20:57 2010
--> The PPP daemon has died: A modem hung up the phone (exit code = 16)
--> man pppd explains pppd error codes in more detail.
--> Try again and look into /var/log/messages and the wvdial and pppd man pages for more information.
--> Auto Reconnect will be attempted in 5 seconds
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK
--> Sending: AT&F E1 V1 X1 &D2 &C1 S0=0
AT&F E1 V1 X1 &D2 &C1 S0=0
OK
--> Sending: AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"
AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet"
OK
--> Modem initialized.
--> Cannot get information for serial port.
--> Initializing modem.
--> Sending: ATZ
ATZ
OK

--> Modem initialized.
.
ATDT*99***16#
CONNECT 7200000
--> Carrier detected.  Starting PPP immediately.
--> Starting pppd at Tue Aug  3 17:21:03 2010
--> Pid of pppd: 11482
--> Using interface ppp0
--> local  IP address 41.13.196.144
--> remote IP address 10.64.64.64
--> primary   DNS address 196.207.35.29
--> secondary DNS address 196.207.35.30

all that just to type this message

Why, that's NOTHING! Back in my day we had to use Carrier Pigeons, and they had to POOP in binary code the message which had to be copied down by somebody on the 100th floor of the skyscraper (with binoculars, of course.. we aren't bakcwards ya'know! ) and run off to country to be read by the ancient postmaster who in turn would email it to the recipient from his Hotmail account!

[29732]

hi

[pricetech]

Why, that's NOTHING! Back in my day we had to use Carrier Pigeons, and they had to POOP in binary code <snip>

Hilarious.