IP addresses are the same thing as phone numbers, right?

[Viper GTS]

There is nothing that pisses me off more than network admins that are probably making double what I am, & rely on me to save their ass. This guy thinks IP addresses and phone numbers are the same thing, doesn't know the difference between public & private addresses, and basically has no clue about ANYTHING!

And someone's paying him!

AHH!!!!!

Viper GTS

 

[Shy]

Talk to your boss and try and get his job =)

-Shy the Job Stealer

 

[351Cleveland]

Shoot him. Please. I do not want to run the risk of ever meeting him!

 

[iamwiz82]

its not all that strange to have an IT manager know nothing about computers. He was hired to manage, not work on them. Its a bad policy, if you ask me.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

feed him all the wrong information you can... heh, if he tries to blame his stupidity on you, you can just play dumb.

 

[MrBond]

Just about every time I reconsider getting a second job doing tech support, you post one of these threads, Viper GTS, and change my mind. For this, I thank you

 

[Argo]

<< IP addresses are the same thing as phone numbers, right? >>



Of course they are. Try this program: Ping

 

[Boogak]

So does he ask a girl at the club for her IP address? I can picture this geek getting slapped in the face all of a sudden

 

[Viper GTS]

The really scary thing is I don't think he realizes what an idiot he is. He seemed to think I was the one with the problem because I was using terms he couldn't understand. Private subnet? That's not exactly rocket science, buddy.

Viper GTS

 

[Argo]

<< So does he ask a girl at the club for her IP address? I can picture this geek getting slapped in the face all of a sudden >>




Her 'I Pee' address? Boy, he'd get smacked silly for that.

 

[spidey07]

well, IP addresses are very similar to phone numbers and can be thought of in the same way.

Phone calls are &quot;routed&quot; via their prefixes and area codes. Funny that when routing IP packets the same methodology is used. The first byte or two of an IP route is also called a prefix.

 

[Windogg]

Must be related to the 'tard in my office that thinks you can get a virus from dynamic IPs.

 

[trmiv]

Does he think that IP addresses and phone numbers are the exact same thing? Or, was he making an analogy to help explain to someone non-technical what an IP address is? Big difference.

 

[gar598]

Give him your IP address and tell him to call you!

 

[MrCodeDude]

<< Give him your IP address and tell him to call you! >>


Amen to that.
-- mrcodedude

 

[gopunk]

there should be a forum just tech support stories...

 

[zippy]

<< Give him your IP address and tell him to call you! >>

Tell him how to do it first...Start->Run->call <ip address>

 

[BruinEd03]

tell him ip addresses are actually a viral tracking device invented by microsoft. Also tell him the only way to get rid of it is to open up the dos prompt and type: &quot;format c:&quot;. Then if he comes back complaining to your boss, just say &quot;How would I be able to give him adivce? I'm just here for tech support.&quot;

-Ed

 

[Soybomb]

Lol when I read the title I thought you were making an analogy, not calling them the same. Now I see I am mistaken and he is dumb

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

<< Tell him how to do it first...Start->Run->call <ip address> >>

hey, I think my computer is broken. This doesn't work.





Hey, don't worry about it. I was a Jr. Network Admin for my school for several months. We were learning how to do things; how to set things up. And the retards didn't explain internal/external addresses either. But if this guy is getting paid, he should look into some classes or something.

He could be the guy that simply goes around ghosting boxes -in which case he has even more reason for us to dislike him.

 

[DaLeroy]

<< Must be related to the 'tard in my office that thinks you can get a virus from dynamic IPs. >>



ROFL!!! This one has me in stitches!!

 

[Viper GTS]

Everybody knows you can get viruses from dynamic IP's, the damn things are promiscuous!

Viper GTS

 

[Hanpan]

<< Everybody knows you can get viruses from dynamic IP's, the damn things are promiscuous!

Viper GTS >>



lol

 

[Jfur]

When you explain it to him, make sure to also elaborate MAC addressing and see if his feeble head explodes

 

[Undone45]

You should have told him not to leave his ip address open, it draws nat's..