ping remote host
tags: alans tips, computers, error, miss interpreted, party, software
Words of wisdom from an almost stranger*. in this case Windows Network Diagnostics:
When planning your party make sure you employ communicative DNS servers to hand-out the canopes and if your host is being a bit remote, just ping him a bit and he’ll deliver cuddles all round.

* past tips provided by Alan the hairdresser. Lucia the hairdresser, an anonymous manicurist, a Jackson’s sales assistant, a bus stop philanthropist, a mini salesman, a neighbour and Reading Police
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June 10th, 2009
Nothing worse than a host that won’t join in the fun…
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June 10th, 2009
I like ping. If only because it’s the only bit of DOS we’re still officially allowed to do by the overbearing nannies in our IT department.
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