Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Mon, 5 Dec 2011 07:46:44 -0600
From:      Ryan Coleman <editor@d3photography.com>
To:        Gary Kline <kline@thought.org>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: dead; need help reconnecting
Message-ID:  <1BC0DA59-F5AC-40E3-83D2-F06448CBC109@d3photography.com>
In-Reply-To: <20111205070604.GB17809@thought.org>
References:  <1322871981.64074.YahooMailNeo@web39309.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <7BF896F0-AB99-4769-88DB-F20719BE17E7@d3photography.com> <20111205012234.GA11201@thought.org> <80E716E0-091D-45CA-BFC2-1B2A8BA41285@d3photography.com> <20111205070604.GB17809@thought.org>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help

On Dec 5, 2011, at 1:06 AM, Gary Kline wrote:

> On Sun, Dec 04, 2011 at 09:56:57PM -0600, Ryan Coleman wrote:
>>=20
>> Also I suggest a proper UPS and the apcupsd daemon. I use it for all =
my UPS's in the field. All 10 of them.
>>=20
> 	I've had a UPS for 22 months.  it has saved my server from
> 	disaster five or 6 timed....   [[and you thought that the
> 	power grid here in settle was beyond good??  Bah, humbug.]]
>=20
>=20
>> Feel free to install it and connect to d3photography.com:3551
>=20
>=20
> 	how exactly?  no, gimmee a few decades to recover from thin
> 	trauma !  mumble.
It's just a remote monitor. It's nice to have.

Take either the Macbook or Windows machine and install the APCagent =
client program to monitor. Pretty easy to find. Very low system resource =
utilization.

>=20
>> --
>> Ryan
>> On Dec 4, 2011, at 7:22 PM, Gary Kline wrote:
>>=20
>>> On Fri, Dec 02, 2011 at 08:00:25PM -0600, Ryan Coleman wrote:
>>>> Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 20:00:25 -0600
>>>> From: Ryan Coleman <editor@d3photography.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: dead; need help reconnecting
>>>> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
>>>> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1251.1)
>>>>=20
>>>> You need to define Dead, Gary.
>>>>=20
>>>> Your posts lack... proper detail most of the time.
>>>>=20
>>>> On Dec 2, 2011, at 6:26 PM, Gary Kline wrote:
>>>>=20
>>>>> weds morning at 4 was my last log so it was around  then that my =
telco modem broke.  a few       hours ago a  tech reset     the
>>>>> router with all 5 ips.  my bsd server is dead/water.  only my =
wifes pc and daughters nmacbook work.   i have spent hours under desk =
trying one thing/time.
>>>>>=20
>>>>> does anyone have any suuggestions what  to try next?     i have =
only bsd server;  ubuntu desktop.   standalone firewall.  one =
hub/switgh.
>>>>>=20
>>>>> gary
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> 	ryan,=20
>>>=20
>>> 	by "dead" i meant that i had 0.0 connection to the net.
>>> 	long-story-short, it was indeed the telephone company's
>>> 	modem that blew out.  they were able to get one circuit
>>> 	working, and they were content with that.  but i was still
>>> 	dead.  this morning a telco technician [and friend] dropped
>>> 	by with his tools and after several calls to the office for=20
>>> 	my IP's and other info got me back online. =20
>>>=20
>>> 	I have no idea how their router/modem works; i have no idea=20
>>> 	how they were able to get my wife's PC back, much less my=20
>>> 	entire domain.
>>>=20
>>> 	(this is further OT, but FWIW, one guy suggested that a
>>> 	power surge may have broken the modem/router.  30-35 years
>>> 	ago a =3Dreal=3D modem ran at 1200 baud and was lightening fast. =
=20
>>> 	obviously, i haven't kept up... .)
>>> =09
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> --=20
>>> Gary Kline  kline@thought.org  http://www.thought.org  Public =
Service Unix
>>>          Journey Toward the Dawn, E-Book: http://www.thought.org
>>>         The 8.57a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org
>>>            Twenty-five years of service to the Unix community.
>>>=20
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list
>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to =
"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
>>=20
>> _______________________________________________
>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list
>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to =
"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
>>=20
>=20
> --=20
> Gary Kline  kline@thought.org  http://www.thought.org  Public Service =
Unix
>           Journey Toward the Dawn, E-Book: http://www.thought.org
>          The 8.57a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org
>             Twenty-five years of service to the Unix community.
>=20
> _______________________________________________
> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list
> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
> To unsubscribe, send any mail to =
"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?1BC0DA59-F5AC-40E3-83D2-F06448CBC109>