Re: [cobalt-developers] Raq 3 Hangs! Websites down

["E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 14:51:38 -0500
> From: earthlink <joelmon2002@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


> Hello, this is the 2nd time this week our Raq 3 has hung and now
> I cannot telnet into it and all websites are down

Ping respond?  Any console messages?  Unusual entries in log
files?  fs corruption?


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> What can I do after a reboot to prevent this? This is PATHETIC

Fix the cause of the lockups. :-)

Overheating?  Memory gone bad?  Hard disk going kaputt?  Trojan
horse software installed?

Your question is sort of like saying "why won't my car start".
Need more information to answer.

FWIW, my first guess would be dead fan(s), followed by HDD
trouble, memory problems, or perhaps malware.  Not sure how high
the probability of corruption is; it depends on several factors.

Might consider a facility that offers reboots, or hardware that
allows you to power cycle equipment.


Here's where it's nice if you're _not_ colocated.  I don't know
of anyone with extensive clue who charges < $100/hr for hands-on
work, and some places charge 3x that much.  [Note that I'm sure
there are other lower-rate people out there... I just don't know
about them or how competent they are.]

This is also why I suggest that people purchase a used PM2 or
similar for ready console port access.  A few hundred bucks in
hardware and a little bit of time up front can really save your
you-know-what down the road.


--
Eddy

Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - EverQuick Internet Division
Phone: +1 (316) 794-8922 Wichita/(Inter)national
Phone: +1 (785) 865-5885 Lawrence

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