I do not get it. This is why computers frustrate me so much, because they are completely inexplicable and unintuitive. We had EEP, the evening program, tonight, and one of the other "native" teachers showed me how to set up the internet for automatic configuration at home. Cool. I'm typing from my living room/bedroom/dining room/kitchen. But he also had me write down the school's IP address because apparently I will have to enter this manually to have internet tomorrow morning. This makes no sense at all to me. If the computer can automatically find my home internet, why can't it do the same at school? Just asking.
I feel like the snail in the well from elementary-school math problems, the one who covered half the distance out every day. We'd dutifully do all the calculations and then the teacher would explain that it was a trick question, and the snail was never going to get out. At least covering half the distance every day keeps me temporarily placated. And if I'm always placated until tomorrow...
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It could if the network management software was "smart" enough. Obviously it's not. It's also good to not rely on the DHCP server if you don't have to. You might also need a static IP @ school because there are applications that require it. Because again, the management software isn't "smart" enough to use your computer's name.
ReplyDeleteMay I make an observation? Most people assume too much with computers. They are *not* smart. They will not figure out what you want. They do exactly what they are "told" to do. It gets increasingly complex when you have multiple computers interacting. I'm actually not sure I want a computer to be sentient. Ever. If it happens after I'm dead, that's okay.