Insomnia...

[alexpgp]

Can't sleep. I don't know why. The kids have moved up their departure for California and Shannnon's parents to tomorrow. They'll be back after the first of the year.

I have come to the conclusion that either (a) the Administrator password never expires in Windows 2000, which sort of makes sense, or (b) it expires after a longer period of time than elapsed in the case of my two units.

It turned out my memory of the Win2000 login simply needed a jump-start. Both machines are up and running.

The DSL Router issue has run into something of a snag. It would appear I need my ISP's DNS IP, the IP of the default gateway, and the subnet mask. Calling tech support for this info gets me a cheezy answer, to the effect that only customers with static IPs need that info. (I'd gladly pay the extra $20 for a static IP, but today - as opposed to yesterday - the folks at the business office insist that the only way to get one of those animals is to sign up for an account that affords one 5 static IPs for about twice the basic rate. I'll have to call again Monday, I guess.)

I'm using the Web client to post this, and the "lag" between typing and having what I type appear on a screen is annoyingly long. I think I will go and download an LJ client for this machine.

Cheers...

Comments

[days-unfolding.livejournal.com]

How did you get an Administrator password on Windows 2000? When I installed, it set my user ID up as a user, with a password that expires every month. I can't set the password to never expire because I have only user authorization.

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

I don't really know... it would appear to be the default, at least for Windows 2000 Pro.

Cheers...

Re: Linksys router problems

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

It does... I think. The docs were written to cover about four different types of router, and I can't seem to focus on getting everything set up... (too many distractions, e.g., work :^).

The "quick start" guide tells me I need the DNS, etc., though I do recall a page in the docs talking about DHCP.

Hell, I'm not sleeping... lemme go see what the deal is.

Cheers..

Re: Linksys router problems

[bandicoot.livejournal.com]

A friend with a variable IP has one and it supports DHCP. I don't remember the model, though. I do remember that the subnet mask was 255,255,255,0...

[cyberpigue.livejournal.com]

The password is set to never expire by default. You can change it in the user settings if you prefer. You can also set a user's password to never expire if you wish.

In W2K, if you will connect through your ISP and then go to a command prompt - enter "CMD" at the run window under start - when you have a command window enter "ipconfig /all" and it will display the information you desire.