#$%^##!!!!!!!!!

I lost my connection to the Internet, so as any engineer would, I rolled up my sleeves and got to work.

• Powercycled the router 4 times. 15 minutes
• Reset the router twice. 10 minutes
• Reconfigured the router twice. 10 minutes
• Powercycled the cable modem twice. 10 minutes
• Called my provider's customer service and was put was on hold. 10 minutes
• Finally talked the customer service. 5 minutes
• Rebooted the computer. 10 minutes
• Drove over to Office Max and back to buy a new router. They were closed. 20 minutes
• Talked to a friend on the phone about my woes. 10 minutes.

Turned out that the network cable was not plugged into the router all the way.

• The amount of time it could have taken to fix the problem. 1 minute.
• The amount of time I wasted - 100 minutes.
• My hardware ineptitude - timeless.