Aaargh!!! Stupid Users!

[BDawg]

Windogg, I may have you beat with this one.

A few months ago, I had to install a bridge. Doing so, I had to renumber one of my servers (small change from x.x.x.1 to x.x.x.3). We sent out an e-mail with the change to everyone affected. Unfortunately, not all of them understood exactly what a "server IP number" was.

One of our telecommuters who works on site and has to change his IP (damn you windows 98!) thought it was his new IP. So, today at exactly 3:43 PM, he changed his IP to the servers IP and plugged into the network. Thus, dropping *everyone* working on files from the server.

I guess I should be glad the problem was so easily fixed. At least it wasn't hardware. Looks like I need to write some new instructions.

:disgust:

 

[notfred]

if you have retarded users, why dont you use DHCP?

 

[hungrypete]

one of mine just decided to be helpful, and broke a $225 drum on a fax machine trying to clear a paper jam.... oh well, glad it's not my money.....

 

[arigato]

Ever read the Shark Tank at computerworld.com? It's full of stories about lusers like this which are much funnier when they don't happen to you.

 

[BDawg]

<< if you have retarded users, why dont you use DHCP? >>



Timbuktu needs a static IP so I know where I'm 'tuing. This is an off-site location.

 

[Soybomb]

Reason #242 to just give users server names and not IP's. Update the dns entry one night and the next day they'll not know the difference