When the network goes down, the immediate reaction of most people--even of many technicians--is to assume the worst. It's the server! It's the router! It's the Internet connection! Of course, any of these may be true--but the odds are the answer is much less complicated. While it may be counterintuitive, it's usually the simplest things--not the complex, expensive things--that break.

What does this mean for you? Well, first--check the cables. Let me repeat that with the appropriate emphasis: Check the cables! If you can't get to the Internet, or to your server, or to another computer on the network, then take a few minutes to make sure the network cable for your PC is securely plugged into the wall, and into your computer.

And cables do go bad. They get unplugged, they get kicked, they get pulled, they get caught on things and jerked in ways that can twist and break the wires inside. Often, the damage is not visible--your only clue is that you lose your network connection.

Network cables are not the only inexpensive network components that occasionally fail. Expensive equipment is more reliable. Customers generally understand if their $10 patch cable has to be replaced--but they are much more skeptical if their $1400 router goes out.

The purpose of documenting the configuration is so you can review the settings if something goes wrong. An incorrect setting is easy to fix, if you recognize the problem. A record of what the settings ought to be can get you working again--when you would otherwise be down, waiting for help to arrive.


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