From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 5 01:22:35 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 C3DAF106564A for ; Mon, 5 Dec 2011 01:22:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from thought.org (plato.thought.org [209.180.213.209]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A06DE8FC08 for ; Mon, 5 Dec 2011 01:22:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: by thought.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id C288DE8062B; Sun, 4 Dec 2011 17:22:34 -0800 (PST) Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 17:22:34 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: Ryan Coleman Message-ID: <20111205012234.GA11201@thought.org> References: <1322871981.64074.YahooMailNeo@web39309.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <7BF896F0-AB99-4769-88DB-F20719BE17E7@d3photography.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <7BF896F0-AB99-4769-88DB-F20719BE17E7@d3photography.com> Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. Of_Interest: With 25 years of service to the Unix community. User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: dead; need help reconnecting 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: Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:22:35 -0000 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 > Subject: Re: dead; need help reconnecting > To: FreeBSD Questions > X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1251.1) > > You need to define Dead, Gary. > > Your posts lack... proper detail most of the time. > > On Dec 2, 2011, at 6:26 PM, Gary Kline wrote: > > > 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. > > > > does anyone have any suuggestions what to try next? i have only bsd server; ubuntu desktop. standalone firewall. one hub/switgh. > > > > gary > > _______________________________________________ ryan, 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 my IP's and other info got me back online. I have no idea how their router/modem works; i have no idea how they were able to get my wife's PC back, much less my entire domain. (this is further OT, but FWIW, one guy suggested that a power surge may have broken the modem/router. 30-35 years ago a =real= modem ran at 1200 baud and was lightening fast. obviously, i haven't kept up... .) -- 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.