Enjoyment

I tell myself, don’t panic.

But it is of no avail. The matter is a little sensitive. It involves paying good money and getting little in return.

It’s about a broadband connection and it is driving me crazy.

Being fed up with my dial up connection one fine day I decided to welcome the inevitable, purchasing a broad band connection. There are several ISP’s I could have gone to, but I decided to stick with my existing one. The BSNL.

It is still run in a set up it is long accustomed to, though it has become a company now. There are the usual procedures, filing application, waiting for “sanction” delays and what not.

Finally they arrive (as usual when nobody is at home) and install the connection.

I had repeatedly enlightened them on my desire to be connected to the net through Linux rather than Windows.

They do the reverse and contentedly depart.

While they were leaving they informs my wife to find a Linux guru to configure Linux and that they can only connect to Windows

There begins my frantic search for a Linux “guru”. None could be found in the vicinity.

I turn myself into a sub guru and try to configure it myself. That did not go off particularly well.

My expertise in configuring the router turned out to be something to be desired. I bungle it up.

I call the Company and they are thinking about it at present. Perhaps they are “ in the process of taking a decision”

In the mean time I am left with my windows connection and no way to get patches for my Linux os and have to shelve many rather grand ideas.

I am shelving out good money too. That is the enjoyable part.