Yahay!

Having spent the last week or two trying to fix my son's laptop, then taking it into pc world, and being told it was most definately a software problem - that the network card is working perfectly, but just isn't being recognised by the computer; and then having talked with the kids' dad (being in computers 'n' all) and being told it was probably something simple like one of the base level commands had been somehow disabled.... all had come to nought. The darn thing still didn't work.







Then yesterday, said father of kids came over to have a quick look at it. Four hours later, having done everything in his power to find out why the (working) network card wasn't being recognised, he was about beat. I suggested one more go at turning off the router, and as it came back on, the light flashed for the port the laptop was connected to... then went stubbornly off again. But, it was enough. We explored the fact that, just for a moment, the computer had been 'seen' by the router.





Ten minutes later, Kids' Dad had found the problem. Amazingly, though the network card was working (First time in the 20 years K's D has been in computing that it wasn't the software!), but you had to press the network cable down so hard to make it connect, that it just wasn't!!

Having tried jamming something in the port with the cable connection, and not being able to provide the force requiredAdvice - give up on it. So, tonight I'm going to PC World, and being a USB Network card. Hopefully, that will solve the problems, and I should have just the normal fighting over the computer, without the 'I've got revision to do, so I get priority' that we've got at the moment!








These pictures were of a sunset the other day (26th) over a field of Rape flower. It was lovely, and the sweet scent was divine!! My jeans were covered in pollen, so I looked like a speckled hen when I returned :-D







A huge thanks to Kid's Dad - I appreciate your efforts! (I might even be able to return to blogging again!! )