[NTLUG:Discuss] Compaq's & Linux

[Bug Hunter]

 You might try pinging another unit on the network once every xx minutes
or so using crontab

crontab -l

5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55,0 * * * * /usr/bin/ping -c 5 1.2.3.4


  that should force enough activity for them to keep running.



On Mon, 5 Aug 2002, Douglas King wrote:

> I am trying to use some "old' Compaq DeskPro DP2000 series 5200MMX desktops 
> as DNS machines.  I have Red Hat 7.2 loaded on them.  It "appears" that the 
> NIC's are going to sleep after a period of time, and the machines won't 
> "serve up" DNS requests.  The either case a "page not found" or something 
> of that nature.  After several hits on the machines, they perform 
> correctly.  All the settings are correct (the best i can tell), but need to 
> fix this problem.
> 
> NOW, here is what I know, and maybe you have input after this.  I have 
> checked the bios settings, but on these machines, they want their own 
> partitions for the bios settings, which I don't have.  I have booted to 
> their special bios boot disk, but it will not let me change any settings 
> unless I allow it to create these partitions.  I already have everything 
> loaded and up to date with Red Hat.  Will I "toast" my drive if I allow it 
> to create this bios partition?  Is so, what are my other options?  Is there 
> something in Linux that will force these NIC's to "stay alive"?  If so...WHAT?
>