The Daily Novel

Today I got online again at tea-time, thanks to a very helpful man from technical support at Sky. He suggested that my problems may be to do with the fact that I was using a long line to link to my computer in my study. So I moved my computer to the kitchen where I could connect direct with the Sky cable to the point in the hall outside, which is the first point the telephone cable coming into the house arrives.

Joy of joys. I was connected again instantly, with the I icon on the modem shining a bright and steady green. My son-in-law, who came in just then, was able to connect via me on his laptop and send an important email. Half an hour later, after engaging in social matters (I am, believe it not, on holiday), I found the magic green I had disappeared yet again.

Hours later, after doing many other things, it suddenly occurred to me that the main connection point might not be the first link in the chain, because my vendor did not use the socket in the hall, she worked from the socket in the nearby kitchen.

So I switched the connection to the kitchen point. And it worked.

How long it will go on working I am not sure. So I will post this now. And write more later, if I am still connected.