> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-portmaster-users@livingston.com
> [mailto:owner-portmaster-users@livingston.com]On Behalf Of Richard
> Morrell
> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 03:49
> To: Arsenio Culaciati
> Cc: lista
> Subject: (PM) ComOS version
>
>
> On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Arsenio Culaciati wrote:
>
> > I have PM3 with 3.8.2 and when I look the version, it shows ComOS
> > 3.8-pwm5/9811101202
> >
> > Can anybody tell me if it is right.
>
> Looks funny to me. IIRC, that is an engineering version of ComOS 3.8 that
> was available on closed beta between 3.8 and 3.8.2 that contained various
> modem bug fixes. You'd probably be better upgrading to ComOS 3.8.2, but
> the current version of ComOS suffers from its own share of problems[1].
> ComOS 3.8.2 works great for some people and not for others.
>
> While I'm on the topic of ComOS reliability (again), I've found a great
> way to keep ComOS from rebooting itself[2]. About two weeks ago, I made a
> configuration change (enabled OSPF and increased the number of PMConsole
> sessions), which requires a reboot[3]. I didn't both rebooting because I
> reckoned that the portmangler would reboot itself at some point.
>
> However, much to my surprise the damn thing has been totally rock solid
> since I made the change. Can anyone else verify this as a reproducable
> fix or is it merely amusing?
>
> [1] YMMV
> [2] My pm3 has been rebooting itself every 3-5 days for the last month.
> [3] Configuration changes such as changing the IP address of the ethernet
> port should not require a reboot in this day and age. Any OS that's worth
> its salt today supports dynamic loading of modules (e.g. IOS, Linux) and
> even Windows NT will let you change it's IP address without rebooting if
> you ask it nicely enough.
>
> --
> Richard Morrell
> richard@ednet.co.uk
> System Administrator - edNET: Internet Access for Edinburgh -
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>
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