Even on tech support forums...

[draggar]

A post from a tech support forum I go on. This person has well over a thousand posts so they are a regular:

When I went to command prompt I entered IPCONFIG/ALL. on my laptop it is
wireless and I had purchased a wireless router (make & model of router))
on my display gave me my I.P. address. ALSO gave me

OBTAINED: Tuesday Aug 11 2009 5;34
EXPIRES: Wed. Aug 11 2010 5:34
WHAT`S up with this, Is it not going to function after the expiration Date???

Seriously?

[lordlundar]

Ah, the mark of someone with just enough knowledge to be dangerous.

[Captain Trips]

COOL! A full 1-year DHCP lease!

There's no way this would go over where I work -- I think we keep it to 8 days or less to maintain security compliance requirements!

Out of curiosity, which forum? I don't think anyone on my regular one (TSC for all of you LART shelter denizens) would even DARE post something like this!

[mattm04]

The markings of Tier I Support.

[wraiths_crono]

The markings of Tier I Support.

Ill play advocate just this one, thank whom ever you believe in, they aren't all this way, and there are a few good ones out there lol.

[technical.angel]

there are a few good ones out there lol.

Exactly, says the Tier 1.5 support tech.