From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 5 20:12:41 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 166691065676 for ; Mon, 5 Dec 2011 20:12:41 +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 E19228FC19 for ; Mon, 5 Dec 2011 20:12:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: by thought.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 0C0DCE80BA9; Mon, 5 Dec 2011 12:12:39 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 12:12:39 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: Ryan Coleman Message-ID: <20111205201239.GD9335@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> <1BC0DA59-F5AC-40E3-83D2-F06448CBC109@d3photography.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1BC0DA59-F5AC-40E3-83D2-F06448CBC109@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 20:12:41 -0000 On Mon, Dec 05, 2011 at 07:46:44AM -0600, Ryan Coleman wrote: > Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 07:46:44 -0600 > From: Ryan Coleman > Subject: Re: dead; need help reconnecting > To: Gary Kline > Cc: FreeBSD Questions > X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1251.1) > > > On Dec 5, 2011, at 1:06 AM, Gary Kline wrote: > > > On Sun, Dec 04, 2011 at 09:56:57PM -0600, Ryan Coleman wrote: > >> > >> 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. > >> > > 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.]] > > > > > >> Feel free to install it and connect to d3photography.com:3551 > > > > > > 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. > can you send a URL? I'Ve never heard of this...... [[i know thatt i'm a crummy sysadmin]] > > > >> -- > >> Ryan > >> On Dec 4, 2011, at 7:22 PM, Gary Kline wrote: > >> > >>> 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. > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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" > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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" > >> > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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" > > -- 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.