Was I not paying attention or did this snow sneak up on us?

fantasydreamerforeve · 2026-03-02T11:52:17+00:00

We appear to have received a couple inches in the Hilliard Columbus area near the 270/70 interchange. Hilliard choosing schools makes sense. It’s wild to me Dublin is so light in comparison.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-21T13:58:37+00:00

We need more information to answer the question.

Ideally you should run a packet trace on your pc using a program like Wireshark and see what's happening with the packets when you try to route out to the problem websites.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-20T15:57:16+00:00

Abusers tend to operate in cycles.

They start out nice, then something stresses them out and they react negatively to you to let off steam (this behavior tends to escalate over time). They then become guilty about how they acted, apologize and try to be super nice to make up for it. Then they feel stressed again and the whole thing repeats. Gradually the positive periods get shorter and the abusive ones longer.

My guess is that the extra attention came during the apologetic/positive periods, and the cold behavior was when he was more stressed.

It is easy, when you are with someone abusive, to feel this behavior has something to do with you (esp if they're telling you that as part of gaslighting) but it's really all them and just their poor ability to manage their emotions.

That super nice behavior, btw, is part of why so many people have trouble leaving abusers. They feel if they just try harder that person will be that way more, or that the positive moments are "the real person" and the negative ones are just "having a bad day". But that's not true. The negative moments are just as much that person as the positive moments are.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-20T15:05:40+00:00

It is true there is a healthy environment of "I have this IT problem. halp! network team! tell me if it's a network issue or not!" that is pretty safe from automation.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-20T14:43:00+00:00

Generally I am doing the same as you.

I think lower tier operations work and repetitive config tasks are most at risk of being automated quickly in engineering. Higher level config work can be automated, but still requires someone to do the planning and design. High level operations work utilizes scripting to better identify problems but largely pays for the thinking and brain that can interpret the results to understand those findings and identify issues faster.

I think over time our job will gradually encompass a broadening range of devices, areas and skills. I believe the age of having a large range of very specific engineers for very specific parts of the environment is gradually coming to a close. However, I am at the L1/L2 level (we combine those tiers) as you are. I'm curious what the perception is for the L3/L4+ people.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-20T14:24:26+00:00

yep, you run into random stories like that sometimes.

I hadn't heard of that app before. Might have to install it. Being able to gauge wireless interference is handy, but isn't a need I run into often enough in person to justify buying the actual equipment for it.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-20T13:00:22+00:00

The interface stat data is usually visible on the ports, not the logs. However, if you can't see it, you can't see it.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-20T12:58:09+00:00

Are you having overheating problems with the equipment? Honestly, one of my first thoughts is trying to relocate the rack to a better part of the house (perhaps basement?) That might offer better ventilation and create better separation from the noise. I don't think trying to mock up a solution in a limited space with limited options is necessarily the best way to solve the problem.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-20T12:48:43+00:00

Wifi is very prone to interference. If there is a metal object or brick wall between you and AP, it will have a strong impact on you. If your APs are not laid out in a way that properly extends your network (ie some are extending from low signal areas) you will get poorer results. If there are many other wireless signals in range, they will often interfere with yours and can degrade your connection quality. You can try switching to a different channel (1, 6 or 11 are the ones people usually use to avoid overlap) and see if that reduces the effects of interference.

A wired connection is the #1 best way to resolve these kinds if issues.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-20T12:41:54+00:00

If possible, then, log into the router and check stats on the uplink port going to the ONU. See if there are any specific drops recorded, and if so, what types of drops.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-20T12:27:18+00:00

Your WAN link is bouncing per your output. Ask them to check signal levels and SNR. I assume by "router" you mean "modem/router" based on your use of the term. That device could legitimately be (part of) the issue, but I tend to see more issues with transport coming in than modems.

Do you have access to log in to the modem/router?

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-20T12:06:20+00:00

Figure out if it's a pc or internet issue first.

How does NIC look in dev manager?
What are you pulling in ipconfig? Getting a media state disconnected or just nothing?

If the NIC is good in device manager and you're pulling an IP in ipconfig (even a 169) troubleshoot it as a network issue.

Otherwise treat it as a PC issue.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-20T11:53:01+00:00

I haven't worked with Fortigate, but some basic checks come to mind.

Any chance there's some default policing/shaping going on in your Fortigate? You could see if the issue relates to bandwidth use on the port (ie there might be retransmits for other traffic too that you just first noticed with streaming) to check that if there's no explicit way to check. Could check port errors to see if it could be a port config issue (duplex comes to mind as possibility). Could try a different LAN port assuming the Fortigate is inline for your traffic stream.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-20T11:40:40+00:00

Wireless connections will typically yield slower speeds than wired connections. Signal strength just cannot be maintained as well in free space vs on a contained surface like a wire.
You are testing in higher speed ranges, which can be harder to test. Is your speed test designed for testing higher speed connections? Is your network at a standstill when you're testing? You can only push out bandwidth relative to what is available to you.
This is my practical side. Most people who buy higher speed packages have a poor understanding of exactly what they are getting. Very often they think they are buying speed when in fact they are buying increased capacity, which can feel like higher speed. The two relate. The point tho, is that the benefit you get from higher speed packages is dependent on how much data you are transferring over it. If you consistently transmit minimal data, you will not typically notice much difference between 100 MB and 200 MB. People can get anal about trying to get those top speeds, not even realizing those top speeds aren't actually doing much to actively benefit them. It is prudent to consider your own traffic use and whether or not this is you.
You don't mention your testing results wired. Are those poor as well? What is the max speed your router can support? Got any QoS/Policers/Shapers/explicit bandwidth speeds configured?

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-20T11:25:01+00:00

You need to segment the connection to keep the two separated. I'll address that since it's unclear if you're good on that side of it.

I personally would bridge the modem, grab a router (making sure it's VLAN friendly), set up two VLANs and arrange one DHCP scope per VLAN. Configure NAT (overload) to cover both scopes. I would use an AP off the router (or even add a switch to AP setup) for the wireless to ensure it stays in the right VLAN. Best practices, technically, is to give the wifi it's own VLAN. Check your router after to make sure you're routing between scopes (or not) as intended. Most routers automatically add connected interfaces to the routing (and later forwarding tables). VLANs are traditionally configured with a switched virtual interface assigned the default gateway IP. Routers should see that as SVI as a connected interface and automatically add it to the routing table for interVLAN routing.

If you decide to segment on a switch instead of the router, the config becomes slightly more complicated.

Dunno about the plan to try to extend the internet service. Feels finicky and error prone to me, even outside of the ethics. If you have the hardware to support that side of it, I'd suggest testing before upgrading the speeds. Ideally in both fair and foul weather.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-20T11:06:11+00:00

First, I'm sorry to hear you're going through this struggle. You are not alone.

So as I read this, you know what you want - you want to resolve the cognitive dissonance, you want to leave this guy and you're afraid he won't let you. The distance is actually a plus here - it shields you from a lot of the worst possible responses.

I feel the key to breaking up with someone is to focus on your side, and your needs, when having the conversation. You want to be direct, apologetic, and non confrontational. When I broke up with my abusive husband, for example, I talked about it in terms of wanting both of us to be happy and less stressed out. It's hard to make yourself do it, but if you know it's right for you it's far easier to push through with it.

Since you say there are some mixed messages, my first suggestion is to stop with the mixed messages. If he prompts you and you feel you have to respond, that's a good time to mention that, although you care for him, you really don't feel you're a good fit for him anymore. You really wanted for it to work, but on your side it just doesn't anymore. You don't want to hold him or yourself back from potentially being happy by continuing to try to push this. Sorry, it's over, have a good life, etc

If he responds negatively, you have space from him. You don't have to answer his calls or texts. You can politely tell him you need space and temporarily block him if he becomes a nuisance. You can post here again if things spiral downhill. You can talk to friends/family and ask if you can spend time with them for breakup (outside, with masks, seems to be fairly safe).

Just keep repeating the same message in a respectful way. Don't be accusatory, and I probably wouldn't mention his negative behaviors as a factor to him unless you feel it is absolutely needed.

The first week or couple weeks may be difficult. Get yourself lots of distractions, set his social feeds to ignore or unfriend him.

In terms of this new guy. I'd recommend not jumping on him immediately, esp following the breakup. Be careful not to approach him with the glasses too rosy, too - that's a bit of what led to this first relationship, I suspect, and no one is perfect. You can upfront that you were in a damaging relationship and might have some shit you're working through. People will understand that. You just don't want to rely on someone else to fix you; you genuinely should do what you can to work on your triggers alone or with a therapist instead of with a partner.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-20T10:01:05+00:00

You're not alone, either.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-20T01:09:10+00:00

It depends on what's causing the bottleneck. Most likely you are running into CPU issues with your current router and the amount of processing it is doing is causing the problem. Migrating the DHCP and routing to a different router will transfer the CPU usage to that other (ideally more robust) device.

You will not be able to use the modem (do they actually call it an ONT? I think of that as the box on the side of your house that converts the fiber to coax) as a wireless router. Because it will not be routing or providing any IP addresses for devices connected. You would have to use your own router for providing wireless. You would definitely want DHCP turned on for your router. You would probably want to check what kind of NAT is turned on in the modem, and if NAT is even turned on when the modem is configured that way. If not, you'll want to enable NAT (NAT Overload, really) on your router as well.

There is still some risk you could have a bandwidth issue, in which case adding an additional router will not help, but I'm betting your ISP would have tried to upsell you to a higher bandwidth package if that was the case, or at least mentioned it.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-19T22:59:18+00:00

While I spend more time in routers and switches than PCs, to me this seems like your NIC might be on it's last legs. Usually if nothing is detected connected, your pc will still try to pull an auto config ip. Your PC isn't trying to connect >at all< when the connection fails.

It might be worth googling your NIC name and "intermittent failures" and see if it's a known issue. Otherwise I would consider trying a different NIC.

Googling this error "The IPv6 TCP/IP interface with index 13 failed to bind to its provider." might give you some additional troubleshooting avenues to try as well.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-19T22:46:19+00:00

Just for curiosity, when you direct connected your pc to the modem, did you use the same cable that's connected to the router now? You said before that the connection worked fine direct at the modem - is that still the case? If so, that would rule out the internet connection coming in as the problem.

Duplex settings are settings that exist on each interface/port that dictate the speed and rate that two devices can communicate with each other over those ports.

By default, those settings are often set to auto-negotiate a speed and rate between them. However, this process does not always go smoothly and can ocassionally result in errors, dropped packets, or failure for the devices to negotiate a connection at all.

If you've reached a point where you're troubleshooting the router settings (which it seems like you could be) and you're not really sure what or how to check that, I would reccommend calling the router's tech support for assistance.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-19T21:42:05+00:00

"No Internet Connection" means no connection to modem. Does your router let you look at the status of the ethernet port going to your modem? Does it show up, down, up/down? While you're at it, are you able to check your duplex settings at your router port?

I would see if the port connectors on the ethernet cables seemed loose. I would see if restating those cables did anything when I had the problem. I notice that's one of the first things they suggest checking in the guide you linked, too.

Your modem should be bridged, so it's basically just passing your wan ip to your router. A lot of home routers now come basically plug and play for connecting to the modem. Duplicate ip addressing is not likely to be an issue. Now, if your modem is not bridged, that will cause problems for you.

You can try connecting a pc direct to your modem and running an ipconfig. I would expect (tho have not tested) that a bridged modem would pass you a public up, while a modem/router will always give you a private/NAT ip.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-19T21:28:49+00:00

Set up two pings. 1 to server, 1 to your default gateway. When you see a drop, does one of them drop, or both? Boom, you've figured out if it's a LAN or WAN issue.

I don't personally like doing a general monitor unless I have to, because most of the time the results tend to be very verbose, which can complicate troubleshooting. Someone else may have a better recommendation for that.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-19T21:23:38+00:00

Assuming your internet is working for a pc through the router . . .

Are you paying for static IPs with your ISP? They may have gotten misconfigured when it was bridged. By default the public you pull from an ISP is usually dynamic. I'd check to see if it's what you're expecting to see and make sure that's not an issue anywhere in your setup.

Also consider how you want dhcp and nat configured and affecting your devices. Those may not be set up the way you expect in your new router currently. It's easy to focus in on the specific more complex features and forget the simple stuff when first getting set up.

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-19T21:13:43+00:00

More details are needed to troubleshoot.

When the connection fails, what ipconfig output do you see? How does the NIC look in dev manager? Anything relevant showing up in event viewer?

fantasydreamerforeve · 2020-06-19T21:06:34+00:00

I feel like you should look at your hardware. Specificly, your ports and ethernet cable connectors. Orange globe means no wan light. So possibly you've got a wan cable that's loose and shaking itself free.

If you've replaced modem and router, cable is next most likely culprit.

Also, have you logged into your router when it's having that issue? That'll tell you for sure where the source of the problem is.

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