On the contrary.
If I can determine (or more to the point -- if my BigBrother installation can determine) that a server is hung and a reboot will be necessary (I still have to work with M$ boxes), then a simple call (which BB can automate) would reboot the server.
This is especially nice when I'm at home in bed, and my BB monitor in the office in Connecticut figures out that a server in Illinois needs rebooting -- all I get is a page telling me that it's been done, and I turn over and go back to sleep.
--Matthew
-----Original Message-----
From: civileme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 5:54 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Reboot by phone
Miark wrote:
>Somebody told me about a device that one can use to
>reboot a computer by phone. What you do is dial the
>device, enter a code, and then the device powers off
>and then powers on the computer to which it's attached.
>
>Anybody know what such a thing is called?
>
>Miark
>
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That's just a remote phone switch... Definitely a last resort...
Civileme
