We had a (passingly) similar situation at my office recently: a line of boxes that had been humming along happily for as long as I've been at the company. Some

We had a (passingly) similar situation at my office recently: a line of boxes that had been humming along happily for as long as I've been at the company. Someone (certainly not me, oh heavens no) needed a network connection and asked around "is this box hosting anyone's project"? Getting nos all around, I (er, I mean, someone) snagged that box's cable. Turns out it wasn't hosting anyone's project, but it WAS acting as the gateway into our network that my boss used on a daily basis.