False alarms origin

 



Recently, I had a failure in the RPi4 online presence. I thought the router was a problem. Resets and unplugging did nothing. I had decided to try the ISP's router when I got a text message. The ISP was sending me messages regarding temporary outages in service.

Problem solved. The next time, the ISP's service will be the first thing I check.

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