Pull the plug

The other I notice that Wendy is not online as much as she usually is. I think that maybe she is doing something else. I get a call from her saying that the internet is down and that is why she is not online. She did the usual troubleshooting of turning off the power to the modem and router. She even restarted the computer, but nothing. Our internet is bundled with our television and phone, but those services were working. So I sat at work for the next couple of hours wishing I could be at home and wondering what was going on.

Finally I get home and head to the modem and router. I notice the wireless router lights are not on. I am thinking, "Oh, no! That is why she is not seeing a connection." I unplug it and plug back in. Nothing. I try to see if I can reset it, but there was no power to it. I know that if you reset the router you have to set it up again. A task I was not looking forward to. Honestly, I got lucky once and did not know if I could do it again. I bring the router and power cord into the living room to try another outlet. Still no power. At this point I am getting upset. I do not want to spend money on another router and go through the hassle. At one point, in disgust, I drop or toss, dependent on your definition, the router on the floor. Wendy was getting upset with me, "Now it will not definitely work." I admit I have anger issues, perhaps volumes.

I plug the computer directly into the modem, the Internet is alive. However, we do not want the hassle of being restrained to Joy's room for internet. I know it is the router not communicating. I look in a storage place of various electronic devices. I happened to find another power cord. I plug it in and hooray! We have lights and action. I connect the router back to the modem. Then wait for the computer to respond. It does not. I am in agony, did it reset and I not realize it? I restart the computer and slowly we have success.

I am glad that is all it was. Around here power cords like to mess up. I am thankful that a lot of things are now interchangeable. Now if I could only find a new power cord for myself some days.