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hikaru · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 12:09 am Post subject: The joys of computing....

My main linux box which also acts as my firewall crashed tonight. It just sits there and beeps as it continuously resets. No clue what's wrong. It's not a drive, ram or cards. Just doesn't wana work.

Needless to say, I've been too busy to write tonight.

Anyone have a spare computer?

Bearion · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 12:29 am Post subject:

I just replaced my SMC Router with a Wireless unit. It's not a true State-type Firewall by any means, but it does block ports by default and provides NAT, which is 99% of what most people need.

I used it for over a year with my Cable Modem and it worked flawlessly. And pulls just 5 watts! Model # SMC7004BR. Here is the info: http://www.smc.com/drivers_downloads/library/7004BR_DS.pdf

I would let it go for real cheap. If interested, PM me.

hikaru · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 12:35 am Post subject:

It's a nice gesture, however I need that box up and running as a web & mail server. It's what I do all of my delvelopment work on. I've got it loaded with SQL, PHP, C++, Java, Cobol, etc.

I also host several web pages for friends on it as well as using it as a file server for the gneech while coloring strips for him.

Pat The Fox · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 1:02 am Post subject:

I suggest kicking it....may not fix it but it'll feel real good

Styx · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 1:48 am Post subject:

Ahh good ol emergency repair procedure number one gotta love it.

Hikaru, is it possible for you to swap out the cpu to another board? if the cpu still works you may have a bad board or a glitchy power supply also try reseating or swapping you video card (if not using onboard VGA) and try removing all your PCI cards (that is of course if you haven't already tried all this).

Fishburne · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 11:51 am Post subject: Re: The joys of computing....

hikaru · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: The joys of computing....

Fishburne · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 12:31 pm Post subject: Re: The joys of computing....

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Bearion · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 8:53 pm Post subject: Re: The joys of computing....

hikaru · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 9:30 pm Post subject: Update on the status....

Ok. Aparently one of the two CPU's in the box smoked. Shit happens, eh? Oh well. Friend brougt over a couple of P3/850Mhz cpu's to drop in, but unfortunately the bios must be updated before that can happen. Why's that a problem? I can't get the bloody box to READ the floppy drive (sighs). It'll come up with just one processor, but just won't talk to the floppy. Replaced it and it sitll didn't work. Not sure about the replacement floppy so will try another.

In the meanwhile, my business associate who owes me some money for work I've done is going to order a new motherboard/cpu/ram for me. Hopefully I'll be back on-line by the end of the week.

Nameless · Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 11:56 pm Post subject:

Tried creating a bootable CD from the floppy on another computer?

hikaru · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 1:29 am Post subject:

Nameless · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2003 1:45 am Post subject:

Well, I have not had to do it as well. Nero (Burning ROM) is supposed to be able to do it, but there must be other programs as well.