This pilot fish sets up a point-of-sale system for a local restaurant that's moving into a new location.
"I got the network configured and all the stations communicating, then left," says fish.
"Two days later, one of the owners called and said the system was not working. They were getting a message on one of the stations that it couldn't connect to the server.
"I asked her a few preliminary questions to make sure the network was working, and then asked if there were any problems with the server.
"The co-owner said, 'I don't think so, but it's turned off right now.'
"I responded, 'I have a suggestion...'"
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