RE: [PCTECH] IPcop box on 24x7x365?

["Bob Crothers" <bob2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've never used "Wake on LAN".

But, bad stuff comes over the net a lot.  You would probably use more power
and defiantly more wear and tear on everything if you did this.

Also don't know if Linux supports it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctech-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of John Ross
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 4:21 PM
> To: PC Technical Discussion for iSeries Users
> Subject: Re: [PCTECH] IPcop box on 24x7x365?
> 
> You might also want to look at "Wake on LAN".
> http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid7_gci214609,00.ht
> ml
> If it is a Linux box you can telnet/ssh into it or schedule (cron) the
> power down. If you want to schedule the Wake on lan see
> http://www.winnetmag.com/WindowsScripting/Article/ArticleID/20508/20508.ht
> ml
> 
> 
> A couple of my PC have Wake on Lan but I have not used it. So if you do
> this and get it to work let us know.
> 
> John Ross
> www.ERP400.com
> www.Netshare400.com
> 
> Dan Bale wrote:
> > The IPcop idea appeals to me.  If I were to do this, I'd probably like
> to
> > stash the box in the basement and leave it on permanently.  The
> reasoning is
> > this:  If I'm upstairs and want to do some surfing, I don't want to have
> to
> > go downstairs to turn on the IPcop box, and ditto when it needs to be
> turned
> > off.  Since there are three PCs spread throughout the house that would
> be
> > connected to IPcop, two would be inconvenienced if the IPcop box were
> set
> > next to one of them.
> >
> > So, that's why I'm thinking downstairs, unseen, let it gather dust for,
> > well, whatever.
> >
> > But there's the issue of electical consumption.  If I could be sure that
> the
> > cost of the electricity was less than, say, $3.00 per month to run it
> 24x31,
> > well then, a no-brainer.
> >
> > Otherwise I think I'd be looking at a box that can seriously hibernate.
> >
> > Ideas would be appreciated.
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