dead; need help reconnecting

[Gary Kline]

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.


> --
> 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 <editor at d3photography.com>
> >> Subject: Re: dead; need help reconnecting
> >> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions at freebsd.org>
> >> 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 at thought.org  http://www.thought.org  Public Service Unix
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 Gary Kline  kline at 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.