Re: Is this problem solvable?

2009-01-11 Thread Bill Davidsen
Frank Cox wrote: On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:43:18 -0500 Bill Davidsen wrote: IBM sells a card called RSA which has its own network connection, and which can provide console access, machine status, and reboot via system message or power cycle on command. The "big hammer" approach: http://www.web

Re: Is this problem solvable?

2009-01-10 Thread Richard England
Frank Cox wrote: On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:43:18 -0500 Bill Davidsen wrote: IBM sells a card called RSA which has its own network connection, and which can provide console access, machine status, and reboot via system message or power cycle on command. The "big hammer" approach: http:/

Re: Is this problem solvable?

2009-01-09 Thread Frank Cox
On Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:43:18 -0500 Bill Davidsen wrote: > IBM sells a card called RSA which has its own network connection, and which > can > provide console access, machine status, and reboot via system message or > power > cycle on command. The "big hammer" approach: http://www.webpowerswi

Re: Is this problem solvable?

2009-01-09 Thread Bill Davidsen
Tim wrote: On Thu, 2009-01-08 at 15:51 -0800, NiftyFedora Mitch wrote: There is no default way to remotely reboot a Linux system! If one faces the possibility that one might remotely screw up hardware, it can be worth your while to install watchdog hardware or software, that will reboot a syst

Re: Is this problem solvable?

2009-01-08 Thread Timothy Murphy
Timothy Murphy wrote: > Before leaving home on a visit to Italy (where I am now) > I re-booted my server. > I noticed that shorewall did not print out its usual messages, > but foolishly did not check what caused this. > Now I can ping the machine, > but cannot ssh into it (I chose a strange port)

Re: Is this problem solvable?

2009-01-08 Thread Tim
On Thu, 2009-01-08 at 15:51 -0800, NiftyFedora Mitch wrote: > There is no default way to remotely reboot a Linux system! If one faces the possibility that one might remotely screw up hardware, it can be worth your while to install watchdog hardware or software, that will reboot a system if it's no

Re: Is this problem solvable?

2009-01-08 Thread Chris
2009/1/8 NiftyFedora Mitch : > There is no default way to remotely reboot a Linux system! I'll file a bug report right away. That's ridiculous! ;) -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproj

Re: Is this problem solvable?

2009-01-08 Thread NiftyFedora Mitch
On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Timothy Murphy wrote: > Before leaving home on a visit to Italy (where I am now) > I re-booted my server. > I noticed that shorewall did not print out its usual messages, > but foolishly did not check what caused this. > Now I can ping the machine, > but cannot ssh

Is this problem solvable?

2009-01-08 Thread Timothy Murphy
Before leaving home on a visit to Italy (where I am now) I re-booted my server. I noticed that shorewall did not print out its usual messages, but foolishly did not check what caused this. Now I can ping the machine, but cannot ssh into it (I chose a strange port) or access its web-server. My ques

Re: Is this problem solvable?

2009-01-07 Thread Timothy Murphy
Matthew Flaschen wrote: > You haven't provided enough info, but I would guess no. ssh would be > the typical method for doing this. Obviously, it is not possible to > reboot a machine using ping. So the question is are there any other > working services you could use (rsh, vnc, X Server)? Sadl

Re: Is this problem solvable?

2009-01-07 Thread Timothy Murphy
Giuseppe Fuggiano wrote: >> I noticed that shorewall did not print out its usual messages, > Which messages? When I run "sudo service shorewall restart" I normally get a long stream of messages (maybe 100 lines) on the screen, describing what shorewall macros are being read, etc. It's possible I

Re: Is this problem solvable?

2009-01-07 Thread Bill Davidsen
Matthew Flaschen wrote: Timothy Murphy wrote: My question is: given that I can ping the machine, is there any way I can re-boot it remotely, or even just re-start shorewall? You haven't provided enough info, but I would guess no. ssh would be the typical method for doing this. Obviously, it

Re: Is this problem solvable?

2009-01-07 Thread Seann Clark
Chris Snook wrote: Timothy Murphy wrote: Before leaving home on a visit to Italy (where I am now) I re-booted my server. I noticed that shorewall did not print out its usual messages, but foolishly did not check what caused this. Now I can ping the machine, but cannot ssh into it (I chose a stra

Re: Is this problem solvable?

2009-01-07 Thread Chris Snook
Timothy Murphy wrote: Before leaving home on a visit to Italy (where I am now) I re-booted my server. I noticed that shorewall did not print out its usual messages, but foolishly did not check what caused this. Now I can ping the machine, but cannot ssh into it (I chose a strange port) or access

Re: Is this problem solvable?

2009-01-07 Thread Giuseppe Fuggiano
2009/1/7 Timothy Murphy : > Before leaving home on a visit to Italy (where I am now) Welcome to Italy ;) > I noticed that shorewall did not print out its usual messages, Which messages? > but foolishly did not check what caused this. > Now I can ping the machine, If you can ping the machine so I

Re: Is this problem solvable?

2009-01-06 Thread Matthew Flaschen
Timothy Murphy wrote: > My question is: given that I can ping the machine, > is there any way I can re-boot it remotely, > or even just re-start shorewall? You haven't provided enough info, but I would guess no. ssh would be the typical method for doing this. Obviously, it is not possible to reb

Is this problem solvable?

2009-01-06 Thread Timothy Murphy
Before leaving home on a visit to Italy (where I am now) I re-booted my server. I noticed that shorewall did not print out its usual messages, but foolishly did not check what caused this. Now I can ping the machine, but cannot ssh into it (I chose a strange port) or access its web-server. My ques