Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:11:04 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Long Day's Journey into <Bleep> Message-ID: <20110609191104.GD8057@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20110609170519.GB42160@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> References: <20110609005656.GA9183@thought.org> <20110609035313.GA30448@guilt.hydra> <20110609170519.GB42160@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
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On Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 10:05:19AM -0700, Chip Camden wrote: > Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 10:05:19 -0700 > From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> > Subject: Re: Long Day's Journey into <Bleep> > To: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > Cc: > Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > > Quoth Chad Perrin on Wednesday, 08 June 2011: > > On Wed, Jun 08, 2011 at 05:56:59PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > > > > > I'm still bringing back the dozens of things I removed from ethic. > > > And testing new ideas. 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?! It is solid-state. Yes, the box is > > > within my feet/foot reach. I have accidently kicked it i suppose, > > > but still. > > > > I think I've just had ports die one by one on a switch until it no longer > > worked. I don't think I've ever had the whole thing go poof for no > > evident reason. > > > > -- > > Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ] > > > I have, twice. Both times it was a Linksys switch, too. Just suddenly, > no network. After the second one, I decided to switch (har) to a Netgear > GS116. Haven't had any trouble with it so far (knocks on head), but I've > only had it about a year. Hm, yours and Theo's notes qualify for my danger, will-robinson file:_) I've generally had good luck with hardware. Maybe it's just sheer luck. Then again, it could be simple shit-for-brains bad circuit design. --At least, with all these stories coming out of the woodwork i don't feel that bad. ...Well, I *do* in that I tore my server pretty much apart. Even tho bind9 was working 100% i figured it wasn't, blah*3. thankee. gary > > > -- > .O. | Sterling (Chip) Camden | http://camdensoftware.com > ..O | sterling@camdensoftware.com | http://chipsquips.com > OOO | 2048R/D6DBAF91 | http://chipstips.com -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix Journey Toward the Dawn, E-Book: http://www.thought.org The 8.51a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org
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