Don't press the shiny button.

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For some reason, Verizon switched my DSL over to Dailup. I was supposed to be out from Thursday thru Monday, because they didn't want to repair it 'asap'.

When it was brought back up on Tuesday, I was only getting a fraction of what I ordered: 800/60 instead of 3500/800. They sent out a tech the next day, which I had to set up a lab for him to do so. (Meaning that I took caution hiding my server, PLC connectors, and etc, and set up a unused dummy pc with XP.) He repaired the speed and line (which hasnt been repaired in 10 years because Verizon wanted $160 for such a small job).

Though, when he left, I noticed he left up a screen on which he was still logged in. On it had a button called "Change Speed".

How could I resist?

Pressing it cut my bandwidth in half for 5 mins, then reset back to where it was. Unfortunately, I could no longer connect due to the PPP being down and bridge settings just deleted.

Another tech came by the next day. He ended up calling Teir 3 support out in New York. (I live near Chicago)

I don't know how, but that button corrupted 5 layers of protocols, as well as the 2 ports from the server to the switch.

Ouch.

But I mean, seriously, why put something THAT deadly in something so accessible? Poor programming? Or am I really to blame for faulty curiousity?