[backhoe]

I bought a hard wired 8-channel Linksys router (Cisco). I ended up spending FOUR HOURS on the phone to the Phillipines so that they could figure out that they needed to send me their firmware patch and then defeat their security measures to get it installed. I was switching back and forth from the router to the modem for each diagnostic test with a reboot in between. It was a nightmare. The network is structured dual Cat-5e cable with dual coax lines to each room. Now if I could just figure out how to change the IP on my LaserJet 4M with a JetDirect card so that the router could see it was on the network...

Ah! The dreaded Voice from Foreign Tech Services... my wife went 'round & 'round with one of them about the new postal meter at work... what I have gotten so far from Asante' forums is this:

John, Known issue with some ISP connections. You need to decrease the MTU packet size with the Router in the mix. Search in these forums for the various recommendations on how this is accomplished within the Operating System you have. The FR1004 does not have the ability to adjust the MTU packet size directly (where the FR1104-G does). Al : { )

So it sounds like I need to get into the router and look at the tech stuff.

[Carry_Okie]

So it sounds like I need to get into the router and look at the tech stuff.

And you always wanted to be an IT guy, didn't you? Every time I log on I get told I'm a Network Administrator.

Whenever I find myself in the bowels of the system I realize it must be a career movement.