[ale] hoping against all hope to retain my sanity.

[Jim Kinney]

On Tue, 2018-05-08 at 15:57 -0400, Sean via Ale wrote:
> I am trying to change from Comcast to AT&T.  Complicating matters is
> my
> router:  it has wandered off into la-la land and I can no longer
> reach
> its configuration pages. Typing 192.168.1.1 returns no such
> address!!!!!
> So I got a new router and its setup routine wants the ipv-4 address
> of
> ATT's modem/router.  AT&T reps claim they cannot give it to me
> because
> they (apparently) can not retrieve it!!!!
> What the hell?!
> ATT's black box appearently contains a modem that takes data off the
> incoming fiber line and then pushes that data over to an internal
> router, which sends tv signals to the cable box and gives me two
> empty
> ports -- one of which feeds my LAN.  When I contact tech support and
> ask for the ipv4 address I am told it is 192.168.1.254.  Clearly I am
> dealing with idiots.
> 
> Is there anyway I can pry loose the actual ipv4 address  via the
> command line?
> 
> HaHa! I found a way: http://bot.whatismyipaddress.com
> 
> And now I know.  Which just leaves the obvious question: Why is AT&T
> the ONLY isp that cannot tell its customers their ipv-4 addresses?  I
> assure you that if the FBI/NSA wanted to know what I was doing on the
> internet, AT&T would provide my ip address in a heartbeat. So why not
> to me?

You are CLEARLY not paying them enough!
> Sean
> 
> 
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James P. Kinney III

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gain at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his
own tail. It won't fatten the dog.
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