Originally posted here by Tedob1
asking around is also a part of researching.whats the differance if he reads it here or somewhere else. he'll get information and either assimilate it or he wont. some folks will post links for him to read (when we find out what were dealing with), some will give advice, some will even tell him he's lying and for him to go away...besides its fun and im bored.
The whole purpose of the educational system is to encourage thought. It does not encourage thought if a person can simply ask another person to give them the answer. The concept in this case is simple enough with a rudimentary working knowledge of networking. Had he presented a shred of evidence that perhaps he had put an iota of thought into the question before posting, I'd agree, sure, at that point he's at least made some effort, but I mean, when your first move is to ask someone else that isn't learning, it's regurgitating. Arguments about various education systems aside, I still think it's dumb to encourage this kind of behaviour, if only because it will lead to more and more questions. Eventually the person will be like so many other users -- entirely dependant on other people for answers, rather than looking for said answers themselves.

I've seen it happen countless times before.