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|    Ed Vance to Paul Quinn    |
|    Re: Local Area Connection    |
|    05 Nov 17 17:21:00    |
      11-01-17 14:40 Paul Quinn wrote to Ed Vance about Local Area Connection       Howdy! Paul,               PQ> @MSGID: <59F98D55.15236.windowsa@capitolcityonline.net>        PQ> Hi! Ed,               PQ> On 31 Oct 17 22:01, you wrote to All:               EV> When I turned this XP pc Yesterday I looked at the Local Area        EV> Connection and instead of seeing the usual DNS Server numbers it had        EV> one entry of 192.168.1.1 instead of the usual two IP Address(s) that        EV> it shows me.               PQ> [ ...trimmed... ]               EV> Anyone have an idea why this XP pc BURPED yesterday and today?               PQ> Just as it is with the human gullet and the on-going battle bewteen        PQ> good & bad bacteria, so it goes with our PC hardware. You most likely        PQ> experienced an imbalance between different Chinese electrons. Now        PQ> fixed through your accurate analysis and well-thought fix.              It was more of Me being Paranoid when I see some change in settings which       I don't remember making.               PQ> Nice one, Ed!              No Credit due to Me, Paul.       It is a contant battle with the PC Compatiable computer(s) here.       The Commodore 64 PC's Floppy Drive took me a long time to learn how IT       wanted Me to talk with/to IT.              When I first got the C= system I tried over and over to format a FD using       the NEW Command, but didn't realize the Open Command on the first page of       the manual had to be used along with the other Commands to make the C= FDD       do what I asked it to do.              It is still a on going battle with the PC's I use.               PQ> ... A confident manner is important; Computers can sense this.              My computers try to destroy any confidence I think I have.......              Thanks for the Reply post.                     ... "Luke... Luke... Use the MOUSE, Luke" - Obi Wan Gates       --- MultiMail/MS-DOS v0.49        * Origin: CCO BBS - capcity2.synchro.net - 1-502-875-8938 (1:2320/105)    |
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