So I'm apparently being forced to switch carriers again, for the second time in as many months, after not having switched for several years prior. No biggie. I really don't mind switching.

Yesterday, in the process of moving my office from one side of the house to another, I decided it was time to extend the cable connection to the other end of the house as well. Can't have an office without an internet connection, after all. So I spent much of the morning carefully running a new cable all the way from one end of the house to the other. I plugged things in, and... nothing. Well, I did manage to stick my foot through a ceiling, but nothing much more than that.

Today I set about trying to correct the problem. Strangely, the internet connection worked in two rooms (on one end of the house). The television worked on the other end of the house, where the office was going to be located. But no internet. Dang.

Finally, as I was about to go back in the attic and try to track down the problem, my amazing wife suggested I try this outlet again, but with a different cable. Perhaps even check for a loose connection in the outlet that I installed. The easiest being to try another cable, I did that. And what do you know? It worked. Man what a pain. But at least I didn't have to re-string a few dozen feet of cable.

For those of you waiting on the category archives to get fixed, I'll get to them. Perhaps as soon as tomorrow. But getting the office functional again - ideally by Monday - is currently the top priority. So it might be out for a couple days more. Let me know if you run into any problems and I'll make sure to address them as I am able.