scifiknitter

It is official now: I have new responsibilities at work. I am now Finance and Personnel Manager PLUS the Technology Coordinator. My boss has noticed how comfortable I am with computers, iPhones, etc., and thinks I am a good fit for the job. My new duties are supposed to phase in, while the person who has been in charge of the job phases out. However, I am seeing distinct signs of him abandoning all concerns with the health of the network. Time for me to get stirring and to take command of the situation. What have I inherited? - A WAN/LAN spread between four buildings on two facilities. - A peer-to-peer network that hooks us up to the Internet. - A workplace that has become as dependent on Internet access as we are on drawing breath. - Closets full of wires labeled with the names of people who have retired or moved to different offices. - A system that is persistently giving out bad IP addresses when people boot up in the morning. It sounds like a wireless router is hooked up incorrectl...