So the girlfriend took the laptop to work today (no comp at home)
Later our new cable modem arrived. Great, I thought I'll activate it
Ring up tech support, do the account verification, give the mac address.
then go through the following procedure
check the lights on the modem (ready & synch)
he does some stuff, lights start flashing
lights eventually stop flashing
he asks me to disconnect the cable and the power - wait 30 secs and put them back
I do that - put them back. It comes on, lots of flashing, eventually ready & synch come on.
****Before I get a chance to explain this the battery of my mobile phone runs out.
And I only have a USB charger which was with the laptop.
Question is - what are the next steps? Have I bricked this modem? Should I run to the neighbours and ring back asap or wait until evening (are there more tests, etc?)
Luckily I have a desktop and can access the neighbours wifi
Nafe