Re: Keeping Machine Up - Advice Needed
timothy@smasher.rs.itd.umich.edu writes:
> Tomorow I am leaving the country for about a month and I would like to
> ensure that my machine stays up and online the whole time so I can telnet in
> and access certain files. - So does anyone have any tips on things I should
> do / measures to put in place to minimize the chance of my machine going down /
> offline while I'm not here?
I don't know if you have the same kind of problems I do, but make sure
your hardware is solid before you worry about software. I have a
Supra external modem, and it looks like it doesn't do a proper
power-on reset. If I have a momentary power flicker, the odds are
fairly good that the modem will be completely locked up. The only fix
is to unplug the modem for a few seconds, and it will then come up
fine. This wouldn't be a problem if I had a UPS, but it seems a
little ridiculous to buy a UPS just for a modem.
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Carl Johnson carlj@peak.org
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