Quote Originally Posted by Harry Kuhman
Also, I've seen mention in these forume of some modems that have both USB and an ethernet interface. If you have that I suggest putting gum or hot glue in the USB connection and pretending that it never existed.
Lol!

My grandad broke one of USB ports once and tried (surprisingly successfully!) to fix it by putting a bit of balsa wood in it... Older people never changes their ways do they... he used to be a carpenter, why should a computer work any differently to a cabinet I guess!?