Debugging

DIGI, PLEASE GIVE ME BROADBAND DONE RIGHT! Especially after receiving messages like these. T_T Friends, click on the image to vote for me ya! >

P1, you’ve let me down. This entry is mainly for my own reference, especially for my current connection, which is driving me nuts. At the time of writing, these websites were inaccessible:

Dragonica
Maple Story
Fanfiction.Net

This is what I’ve done so far:

Flushed DNS several times.
I’ve changed the DNS addresses in both my P1 router modem AND my Network connections. No use.

Using a new modem on a new computer (well, almost)
I got my new modem on Saturday, along with my harddrive. This meant that I was running on a more or less a brand new install of Windows XP AND a new modem. Also no dice.

Checked the NSLookup
Doing a NS Lookup based on Raz’s instructions, I tried to lookup the addresses. Instead of returning fanfiction.net it kept returning fanfiction.net.p1.com.my

Reset all DNS, restarted and renewed, still no dice. A lookup confirmed that the address was now showing fanfiction.net so Raz concluded that it was probably a few issues, not just the DNS (it was one of the contributors I think).

Checked to see if this was a P1-related issue
A check with a friend staying in Shah Alam showed that his P1 modem could access the sites. Specifically he was using the P1 wireless modem, which is different from mine. I’m using the DS 300 wired version, while he’s using the wireless version. Checked at the P1 Paddock, and they could access the sites too, even the ones with the same modem as me.

Conclusion
This could be one of two things. Either the base station is wonky, or my modem is. I couldn’t have been one of those really bad luck people who managed to get a horrible modem twice in a row, could I?

Dear DiGi, can you give me Broadband Done Right? Pretty please? All I wanna do is game and support Ubuntu by sharing on uTorrent. T_T

Original entry as appearing at Reach Into Your Soul.

[Copywriter's Chronicles] 4th Floor Curse?

The office (including me) believe that our 4th floor is cursed. Thankfully it’s not the horror kind but it is the annoying kind.

The curse? Every time someone new joins the team, our aircon dies within the week. The 4th floor is divided into 2 departments. It applies to both. Our current count:

Designer in Feb 2008 – Aircon died within the week
Copywriter in December 2008 – Aircon died within 2 weeks
Designers mid Dec 2008 – Aircon died the day after
Designer in May 2009 – Aircon died within a week
Designer in October 2009 – Aircon died the day he came in
Designer who went into the next department- Aircon died within the week

Wind_Goddess and Joicy what else did I miss ya?

Original entry as appearing at Reach Into Your Soul.