Especially because turning each modem off manually knocks the user off.
- Steve
- Systems Manager
- Community Internet Access, Inc.
- Gallup and Grants, New Mexico
On Thu, 7 Aug 1997, MegaZone wrote:
> Once upon a time Chris Comley shaped the electrons to say...
> >Is there a *graceful* way of taking down a PM3? Just hitting "reboot"
>
> Not really, you can busy modems out one by one...
>
> Could be an idea though:
> 'softreboot'
>
> Busies out modems as they drop, and doesn't accept any new connections
> (returns busy). Reboots when all connections are gone.
>
> maybe 'softreboot [seconds]'
>
> Does the above, or after 'seconds' have passed says "Oh hell" and just
> reboots anyway even if someone is on. That way some camped out user can't
> keep the box from rebooting.
>
> Maybe 'softreboot [users (number)] [seconds (value)] is better.
>
> Waits for them all to clear. Unless a 'users value' pair is present -
> waits for it to drop to this number (what, only 5 left - reboot). And/or
> a 'seconds value' pair - waits that number of seconds...
>
> This is me, thinking...
>
> -MZ
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