Points on your Internet driver's license

Sun Jun 13 22:19:38 UTC 2004

>In most states, the power company cannot connect service to a home
>or business until it has been inspected by a building inspector...  This
>is to keep the number of fried customers to the lower possible value.
>And yes, it is possible to do your own power box work, but expect the
>inspector to be very thorough if you aren't also a licensed electrician.
>
>So, who's checking these local LAN's to make sure they don't melt or
>burst into flame once hooked up?

In this aspect, the ISP is providing the connection on the WAN side, not 
the LAN side.

Unless you're paying $400 for them to install an $80 wireless system or 
some such, in which case I'll do it for $200 ;)

Rob Nelson
ronelson at vt.edu