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    From Maurice Kinal@2:280/464.113 to Nobody Knows on Sun Dec 22 01:46:06 2024
    Hej Nobody!

    Hopefully the EuroPoint is now back online on it's own machine so that I can make improvements to the server that was hosting it before the nasty storm took it down. I hate when that happens.

    Het leven is goed,
    Maurice

    -o -o -o o-
    (\ (\ (\ /)
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... Terug naar de basis.
    --- GNU bash, version 5.2.37(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
    * Origin: Little Mikey's EuroPoint @ (2:280/464.113)
  • From Maurice Kinal@1:153/7001 to Maurice Kinal on Sun Dec 22 01:58:53 2024
    Hey Maurice!

    Hopefully the EuroPoint is now back online on it's own machine

    Works for me.

    Life is good,
    Maurice

    o- o- o- -o
    /) /) /) (\
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... I'm afraid our life must seem very dull and quiet when compared
    with yours. We are but eightscore young blondes, all between
    sixteen and nineteen-and-a-half, cut off in this castle, with
    no-one to protect us. Oooh. It is a lonely life ... bathing
    ... dressing ... undressing ... making exciting underwear ...
    - Mønti Pythøn ik den Hølie Gräilen (Bøk) [page 37]
    --- GNU bash, version 5.2.37(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
    * Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001)
  • From Nick Boel@1:154/700 to Maurice Kinal on Sun Dec 22 08:42:40 2024
    Hello Maurice,

    On Sat, Dec 21 2024 19:46:06 -0600, you wrote ..

    Hopefully the EuroPoint is now back online on it's own machine so
    that I can make improvements to the server that was hosting it
    before the nasty storm took it down. I hate when that happens.

    You mention it's now on it's own machine..

    What was it on before?

    Do you have some kind of (battery) backup or surge protector in place?

    Or did the storm just cut the power to it temporarily?

    Regards,
    Nick

    ... He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
    --- SBBSecho 3.23-Linux
    * Origin: _thePharcyde telnet://bbs.pharcyde.org (Wisconsin) (1:154/700)
  • From Maurice Kinal@2:280/464.113 to Nick Boel on Sun Dec 22 15:03:11 2024
    Hej Nick!

    You mention it's now on it's own machine..
    What was it on before?

    It was on a low power draw embedded system (Ryzen) and then temporary moved to a beefier Epyc based server and now back to a low power draw embedded system (Intel) That's been sitting around for at least a year. I preferred the Ryzen but at the moment I have no choice if I wish to keep it independent.

    Do you have some kind of (battery) backup or surge protector in
    place?

    Yes and yes. Also gas generator for the longer outages but that also runs household appliances such as a fridge. The battery backup only runs the networked machines and is good for a couple hours. It automagically kicks in when the power goes out.

    Or did the storm just cut the power to it temporarily?

    The lightening strike, which was extremely close (10-20ish meters) took down two of the low power machines I had running. I figure the fault tolerences were a tad too low for them as the other machines wired into the same grid never even flinched. The power was out for just under 72 hours which also took down the wired internet connection so we were out of touch for that time. The local network had no issues and were already running when the power was finally restored.

    Het leven is goed,
    Maurice

    -o -o -o o-
    (\ (\ (\ /)
    ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
    ... Terug naar de basis.
    --- GNU bash, version 5.2.37(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
    * Origin: Little Mikey's EuroPoint @ (2:280/464.113)