From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 9 11:40:48 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84E2A1065674 for ; Thu, 9 Jun 2011 11:40:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from reese@adeptscience.com) Received: from panther.adeptscience.co.uk (panther.adeptscience.co.uk [193.116.153.7]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E5488FC22 for ; Thu, 9 Jun 2011 11:40:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.116] (dynamic-acs-24-144-175-206.zoominternet.net [24.144.175.206]) by panther.adeptscience.co.uk (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id p59BM4eM041170; Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:22:05 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from reese@adeptscience.com) From: reese@adeptscience.com To: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Gary Kline , FreeBSD Mailing List Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:21:02 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <4DF0745E.5201.47FBA82A@reese.adeptscience.com> Priority: normal In-reply-to: <351894.26394.qm@web36508.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20110609005656.GA9183@thought.org> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.31) Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: Quoted-printable Content-description: Mail message body Cc: Subject: Re: Long Day's Journey into X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:40:48 -0000 Not a switch but I have had a router and two PCs just die in the last year. I know the agony of having to restore things that weren't broken as I went through that with the router. I hate to have to fix things that I broke trying to find out what was broke, as bad as having to rewrite code after you have a working system and your drive fails without a backup. This to shall pass. Charlie On 9 Jun 2011 at 3:45, Bill Tillman wrote: > > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Gary Kline > To: FreeBSD Mailing List > Sent: Wed, June 8, 2011 8:56:59 PM > Subject: Long Day's Journey into > > > Well, people, > > It's been a long, long century.=A0 I've been down for 5 days. > Couldn't understand _why_ I couldn't ping anywhere [expect the > Server itself].=A0 Finally, tho, it became more and more likely that > my FreeBSD was fine ... even tho I kept stripping the most likely > problem points.=A0 My large 16-port LinkSys router was either *it* or > it was some kind of bug unknown to geekdom.=A0 After a friend bought > me a new (and tiny) 8-port switch, yes!=A0 I could ping everywhere.=A0 > > I'm still bringing back the dozens of things I removed from ethic. > And testing new ideas.=A0 But I have a general question: have any of > you wizards who run your own domains or otherwise use a switch [or > hub] *ever* had it just-quit?!=A0 It is solid-state.=A0 Yes, the box is > within my feet/foot reach.=A0 I have accidently kicked it i suppose, > but still.=A0 > > After wandering in the wilderness for 5 days, <>, dunno.=A0 > > gary > > PS: yes, this is a serious question.=A0 1) I like things-Cisco, and > LinkSys.=A0 I just bought this switch about 2.5 years ago, so I really > am looking for feedback. > > PPS:=A0 Another question to ask about upgrading is next. > > > -- > Gary Kline=A0 kline@thought.org=A0 http://www.thought.org=A0 Public Serv= ice Unix > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Journey Toward the Dawn, E-Book: http://www.thought.= org > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 The 8.51a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thoug= ht.org > > _______________________________________________ > 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" > > > > Good to hear you're back on line. But to answer your question about part= s going > bad. I haven't had much go bad on me in the last 10 years but back in th= e 1990's > when I was doing pure IT work and was making lots of purchases of parts = I did. > Now you have to remember that back then a 28.8 modem cost $375 and cell = phones > were only in the hands of the very rich and very important. I could buy = parts > and sometimes find them defective out of the box. Others would work fine= . > > Today, I haven't bought many new components because everything is workin= g. My > switch has been operating fine for the last five years. I replaced my Fr= eeBSD > sever a few years ago. It was a P166 with 96MB RAM and it had been runni= ng > almost non-stop, 24/7 for 12 years. But then I had another machine right= next to > it that I built in 2002 and it whimped out only a couple of years later = and I > hardly ever ran that machine. > > > In today's world, I would say that the majority of the parts you buy wil= l be > good to go, but that's why parts only come with a 90 or 1 year warranty.= The > manufacturers know when to back off their guarantees on electronic compo= nents. > > _______________________________________________ > 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" > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > ______________________________________________________________________ >