On Tuesday 03 February 2004 09:49 am, Hoyt Bailey wrote: >>> snip
> I'm using the cpu moniter applet and the modem lights applet to monitor > things. The cpu is very inactive hardly works, except when installing a > program then it fills the entire monitor. The moden lights indicates that > the server is responding and sending information but there are no messages > to advise me what is going on (I dont know what message 109 means or 180 17 > or etc.). The major problem is that either some program times out and > decides that it isnt going to get the rpm and a message appears that tells > me that install cant read the sig. Cant open the rpm, which hasnt been > downloaded because it quit before downloading. So I click continue and > install and maybe it will download the rpm, maybe not but it finally does. > I suspect the server is very busy but nothing tells me that it is, why > doesnt the program switch servers if it is busy. This is possible because > there are a lot of servers around the world. As you can tell I am > flustered. > Regards; > Hoyt Hoyt: About monitoring your modem: If you are using dialup, and if you connect via kppp, then you can see a graphical display of line activity by clicking on the kppp ditty in the taskbar and selecting Details. (Not the complete authoritative response you need, I know, but it does beat hell out of staring at those lights.) -- cmg
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