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Re: [TCLUG:13459] EEP! NOT GOOD!!
On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, Brian J. Ackermann wrote:
> Ok, so I've got this firewall up and running now.
>
> Everythings great. Its attached to a keyboard/mouse/monitor share switch.
> It appears that a few times out of 100 when the firewall machine 'goes to
> sleep' when the switch is pointing to another computer, the firewall machine
> freezes solid.
>
> I know I asked this question a while back, and I did get a response that
> solved the problem. Unfortunately, the solution to this is saved on my
> laptop, which is currently getting repaired.
Sucks when hardware craps out on you, huh?
> I'm hoping I can get this machine to NOT fall asleep anymore, so that on
> those rare occasions we don't need to worry. My boss isn't too impressed
> with our linux firewall so far. Though any of you who have helped me with
> this over the past few months should know that it was a miracle that
> anything worked at all the way things were before. Its going to be while
> before everything works the way he wants it. For what its worth, the
> network is faster, things are working better in general than ever
> before...he's just being critical, becaue he's afraid of linux, or at least
> that how it seems to me.
Go into the bios and turn off everything related to APM. Should take care
of it. And there is a learning curve to Linux; it will take a while to
get the network back up to 100%. But once it is back to 100%, it'll stay
there. Unless a winblows box interferes. :)
>
> Anyhow, sorry to ramble on like that....
>
>
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