obtain your ip address automatically? Nope.
For weeks, I've been instructed to draw personal boundaries better. Don't let people call me on the weekend about work. So this Sunday, was family day, we even had a visitor, I had turned on the oven for our traditional pizza that my wife made.
The phone rings "the entire network is down in finance department."
I looked at my equipment everything was giving me the okay sign
"can you be more specific?"
they were unable to, and I realized this would be a few hours, so I said, "well it is Sunday, so I'll look into it first thing Monday morning."
I was proud of myself for drawing the limits. The last 3 weekends I've had to run up to the network room for some emergency, and this time, I was proud I drew the limit.
Only, Monday I came in and in fact the network WAS down!
It wasn't the network so much as DHCP, which means, no one was able to get an ip address.
Departments began phoning in like mad "I can't get to anything on the network."
Other people in the dept, came in early trying to troubleshoot. The problem was resolved 5 minutes after I arrived.
I don't say this to brag, because I honestly feel all the skill I have is because God has given it to me, and I'm the first to recognize where I am weakest.
I thank God that somehow, one of my talents seems to be quickly finding the root of a problem and solving it, under pressure.
I honestly do not know how it happens, a thought pops into my head, then another, and I always pause to pray for guidance during moments like this.
The clinic was unable to sell it's drugs, the finance unable to transact, the director's unable to check email... everything was coming to a halt, electronically. The phone was ringing like mad.
I thought it ironic that THIS weekend was the time I chose to be more assertive in my personal space.
This place has challenged me in new ways. Many ways. So I tend to celebrate when I achieve successes. You really should take the time to celebrate successes, in the form of worship and thanks to God.
THANKS GOD, we solved that ONE!!!!
Trials develop character, and successes revitalize.
