The intertubes have been playing up lately in and around Ballinalsoe, nothing wrong according to Eircom, not sure say UTVinternet (my ISP). I got UTV to post me out a new router, so that I could have the make and model they recommend (and support) to replace my Asus one, which has worked perfectly right up until the recent broadband upgrade.

Strange test results with the new router though.

Here is from the UTV supplied Netgear DG834G

and my old Asus AM604g

The brief joy I had at downloading @ 700+ K has evaporated and the ‘net seems to have slowed to a crawl at times.

Probably better off if neither of my boys see this one, especially Alex as he is really into trying out new words at the moment.

Of course I should also get a better control of my own vocabulary, at times I descend into a cross between a guttersnipe and a drunken squaddie. Which probably just goes to show you can take the boy from Brixton but you can’t take Brixton from the boy (erm. old fart)