Re: [Astlinux-users] Editing configuration files offline

[Graham S. <gu...@bt...>]

HP and Dell use 2.5" drives in some of there file servers these days.  We h=
ave a couple of them at work.  Not been running for long so can not comment=
 at the moment but they must be okay.=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFr=
om: DUS Basalamah Harun <har...@pa...>=0ATo: Discussion of=
 AstLinux - Asterisk on Compact Flash <ast...@ja...>; Ast=
Linux Users Mailing List <ast...@li...>=0ASent: Mon=
day, 26 February, 2007 8:27:11 AM=0ASubject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Editing c=
onfiguration files offline=0A=0Acan't correct but can strengthen your opini=
on.=0A=0Aback in the late 90's i set up a DHCP relay server on a 386 AT&T=
=0Aglobalyst laptop with, of course, a 2.5" HDD in it.=0Ait'd been running =
for years before everything got centralized and i=0Asadly had to dismantle =
it.=0A=0Awe have many canon image runners (multifunct. printers) in our=0Ac=
ompany - they have a 2.5" HDD beating in their chests and normally=0Aoperat=
e 24/7.=0A=0Acertain server blades could hold 2.5" HDD drives, etc, etc... =
i'm sure=0Athere're loads more examples for 2.5" HDD running 24/7.=0A=0Ache=
ers=0AHarry=0A=0A> -----Original Message-----=0A> From: astlinux-users-boun=
ce...@ja... =0A> [mailto:ast...@ja...] On=
 Behalf Of canuck15=0A> Sent: Samstag, 24. Februar 2007 19:59=0A> To: astli=
nux...@ja...; 'Discussion of AstLinux - =0A> Asterisk on Compa=
ct Flash'=0A> Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Editing configuration files off=
line=0A> =0A> Nice job on the articles Carla ,=0A> =0A> Not sure if I agree=
 with the statement in one of your =0A> articles that 2.5"=0A> hard drives =
are not designed for 24/7.  Todays 2.5" drives =0A> should last for=0A> yea=
rs and years running 24/7 provided they are not dropped or =0A> physically=
=0A> shocked in some way while running.  Someone correct me if I'm wrong. =
=0A> =0A> -----Original Message-----=0A> From: Carla Schroder [mailto:carla=
@bratgrrl.com] =0A> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 4:37 PM=0A> To: astlinu=
x-...@ja...=0A> Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] Editing configura=
tion files offline=0A> =0A> On Sunday 10 December 2006 06:16, Phil McKerrac=
her wrote:=0A> > OK, I've downloaded astlinux 0.4.4 (and donated), bought a=
 =0A> net4801 and =0A> > got it up and running. Now I'm trying to configure=
 it.=0A> > The first problem was finding the IP address of the unit. I =0A>=
 managed to =0A> > find it by trial and error, but there must be a better w=
ay! The =0A> > options seem to be a) Use a null modem cable or b) Edit the =
=0A> > configuration file offline to fix the configuration address.=0A> =0A=
> You've already gotten some good advice, but I have one more =0A> .02 to a=
dd: null=0A> modem cables are cheep, and they are necessities for =0A> admi=
nistering headless=0A> boxes like the Soekris. Don't handicap yourself by n=
ot having one. =0A> =0A> Here is an article on talking to Soekris boards fr=
om Linux:=0A> http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/nethub/article.php/=
3627861=0A> =0A> And using Linux as a serial terminal in general:=0A> http:=
//www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/nethub/article.php/3396731=0A> =0A> Wi=
ndows users have Hyperterminal built-in, and I imagine =0A> finding a howto=
=0A> shouldn't be too hard.=0A> =0A> Here are some basic AstLinux howtos:=
=0A> http://www.voipplanet.com/backgrounders/article.php/3643491=0A> http:/=
/www.voipplanet.com/backgrounders/article.php/3644891=0A> http://www.voippl=
anet.com/backgrounders/article.php/3645586=0A> http://www.voipplanet.com/ba=
ckgrounders/article.php/3646976=0A> =0A> They have been tech-reviewed by th=
e awesome KH himself, but =0A> any blunders are=0A> mine all mine. The seri=
es will continue until I run out of =0A> inspiration. :)=0A> =0A> Carla=0A>=
 =0A> --=0A> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=0A> Carla Schroder=0A> L=
inux geek and random computer tamer=0A> check out my Linux Cookbook! =0A> h=
ttp://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxckbk/=0A> best book for sysadmins and po=
wer users=0A> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=0A> =0A> =0A> _________=
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