Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:30:48 -0400 From: Mikel King <mikel.king@techally.com> To: Aleksander Rozman - Andy <andy@triera.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: reboot on problem Message-ID: <C7F9FA1D-8BE1-4A58-9DB9-D36632A76B33@techally.com> In-Reply-To: <46F3DB96.4050406@triera.net> References: <46F3DB96.4050406@triera.net>
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On Sep 21, 2007, at 10:56 AM, Aleksander Rozman - Andy wrote: > Hi ! > > I am running FreeBSD as server. Thing is working great, there is > only one problem. Sometimes machine looses connection to > internet... Which is quite a problem, since this computer is on > remote location, which I only access once a week or less. I would > need application (or something), which would check if computer can > connect to gateway, in case that it can it would do nothing, but in > case it can't it would make soft reboot... > > Is there anything that I could achive this with? Any idea is > welcome... Please cc: message to my private address (reply all > should do this) > > Thanks in advance > Andy You could write a shell script to check the connection at a set interval and take corrective action should it encounter a problem. Cheers, Mikel King CITO, Tech Alliance, INC Senior Editor, Daemon News 39 West Fourteenth Street Second Floor New York, NY 10011 http://www.techally.com http://www.daemonnews.org t: 212.727.2100x132 +------------------------------------------+ How do you spell cooperation? Pessimists use each other, but optimists help each other. Collaboration feeds your spirit, while competition only stokes your ego. You'll find the best way to get along. +------------------------------------------+
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