Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem

From	Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem
Date	2025-06-20 08:24 -0400
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Farley Flud wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

> Whenever I have problems I never suspect the cables.  Never.
>
> Why should I?  What is a fucking cable?  It is copper or aluminum
> strands soldered to a connector.  What could be fucking simpler?
> Metal strands don't break under ordinary use.  Soldered connections
> should never break either -- if done even remotely properly.
>
> Consequently, when my USB keyboard kept disconnecting on one of my
> GNU/Linux machines I suspected only the keyboard.  I ripped it out
> and replace it with another.  But the problem recurred.
>
> So I yanked out the USB extension cable and plugged the keyboard
> directly, i.e. with no extension.
>
> The problem disappeared.
>
> <snip>

My mini-PC's cables had grown into a rat's nest. So I unplugged
everything, got rid of a few data and power cables, rerouted them,
and then...

... no network.

But the streaming to the teevees worked. Rebooted the fiber link
and the AT&T modem anyway. No go.

Plugged the PC directly into the wireless router with a different
cable, no problem. Then plugged the wireless router into the
ethernet switch, then to the PC. No problem. Back to the original
setup, no network. Replugged the old network cable (different
port) at both ends. Fixed.

An hour well spent :-D

-- 
Kath: Can he be present at the birth of his child?
Ed: It's all any reasonable child can expect if the dad is present
	at the conception.
		-- Joe Orton, "Entertaining Mr. Sloane"

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Another Ridiculous Cable Problem Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-06-19 19:24 +0000
  Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem Tyrone <none@none.none> - 2025-06-19 21:02 +0000
    Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-06-19 15:14 -0700
      Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-06-19 15:39 -0700
        Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-20 01:15 -0400
          Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem Farley Flud <fsquared@fsquared.linux> - 2025-06-20 11:25 +0000
            Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-20 16:13 +0100
              Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2025-06-20 15:33 +0000
              Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem Farley Flud <fsquared@fsquared.linux> - 2025-06-20 16:00 +0000
                Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-06-21 01:04 +0100
                Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-06-21 18:59 +0000
                Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-06-23 12:22 -0700
                Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-06-23 21:42 +0000
                Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2025-06-24 00:18 -0700
                Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-24 03:44 -0400
                Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-06-21 08:39 -0500
                Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-22 02:21 -0400
      Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem LV-426 <noreply@noreply.com> - 2025-06-19 23:42 +0000
    Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-20 00:52 -0400
  Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2025-06-19 21:14 +0000
    Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-06-19 22:11 +0000
    Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-20 01:09 -0400
  Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-06-20 00:47 -0400
    Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-20 19:15 +0000
    Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2025-06-21 08:37 -0500
  Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem CtrlAltDel <Altie@BHam.com> - 2025-06-20 05:01 +0000
  Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-06-20 08:24 -0400
    Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-06-20 19:49 +0000
  Re: Another Ridiculous Cable Problem candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-06-20 12:30 +0000

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