IT sucks.

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So, note to all aspiring IT professionals or people good with computers in general... DO NOT OFFER, EVER, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, TO DO ANY KIND OF TECHNOLOGICAL WORK FOR YOUR FAMILY. DO NOT EVEN DO IT IF THEY PAY YOU.
Seriously. As if being a sysadmin in training isn't enough, I am also now a fully-fledged one at home, apparently. Do you know what happens when a problem comes up in your network and you're on the other side of the freakin' country? That's right, gentle readers, they CALL YOU. And beg. And plead. And sound so pathetic that you want to heap scorn upon them with a dragline until they choke and suffocate from it. But what do you do? They ARE your family, the only one you've got, so you fix it, because it really is Your Problem And Nobody Else's (TM).

Also, when you're trying to diagnose a gimpy wireless network, do go and update the drivers on everyone's machines, while simultaneously resetting the router to the simplest possible configuration (without compromising security, of course). Now to re-implement the MAC Address filter...

"A sysadmin's work is never done, which is why we've always so much time for fun!" -- Anonymous BOFH.