Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2000 23:02:25 -0400 From: Laurence Berland <stuyman@confusion.net> To: Haikal Saadh <wyldephyre2@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Newbie Learning Experience Message-ID: <398F7841.1E6C5C47@confusion.net> References: <12863.965628182@localhost> <002701c00079$8ca46240$0101a8c0@mshome.net>
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Let us also recognize the possibility that sooner or later you will find the problem is that what you are trying can't be done. I found out today for a fact that an ultrasparc 60 will NOT pick up the keyboard and mouse from my kvm. Period. Oh well laurence Haikal Saadh wrote: > > > Running through such a checklist should include everything from > > the power cord running into your PC to the software you're trying > > to configure or fix. Don't assume anything! The point isn't > > to make yourself feel silly for actually checking things like > > the power cord, the point is to go down a checklist to *ensure* > > that you're not missing something silly, just as a pilot performs > > a checklist before flying an aircraft. It doesn't matter if the pilot > > has 3 or 3,000 hours of flying experience, he does the checklist > > each and every time. > > Amen to that.....I spent half an hour troubleshooting my network, > and the problem was the cable wasn't plugged in...'Doh. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message -- Laurence Berland <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Windows 98: n. useless extension to a minor patch release for 32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit company that can't stand for 1 bit of competition. http://stuy.debate.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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