You could always have a back-up machine with a floppy already configured for the other NICs. Just move the dongle. This would keep the down time to a minimum.
Just an editorial comment: If floppies were not reliable, they wouldn't have been around so long. -John At 03:51 PM 7/7/00 -0500, you wrote: >--------------------- Attention ----------------------------- >Online GNAT Box User Forum is Now Open >Click the Register link and sign up today >http://www.gnatbox.com/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi >------------------------------------------------------------- >Send postings to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Access the list archives at: http://www.gnatbox.com/gb-users/ >------------------------------------------------------------- >Of course, some of us would like to use something more reliable than both a >hard drive or a floppy drive. I own a SanDisk 20MB flash drive (IDE) and >several 16MB Disk On Modules (also IDE). Much more reliable than HD or FDD. >Of course, your rapid fix argument is a good one though. Of course, you have >to slot that floppy in a machine that has the same NIC(s) as your GnatBox. >And if you've used any ISA NICs, you have to make sure that the settings are >the same. Less than 10 minutes downtime? Maybe.... > >Christopher > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of >Michael W. Burden >Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 15:21 >To: Bryan T. Schmidt; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: no floppies? > > >--------------------- Attention ----------------------------- >Online GNAT Box User Forum is Now Open >Click the Register link and sign up today >http://www.gnatbox.com/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi >------------------------------------------------------------- >Send postings to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Access the list archives at: http://www.gnatbox.com/gb-users/ >------------------------------------------------------------- >Currently, GNAT Box PRO, Demo, and Light can only be run >from floppy. > >This isn't as bad as it sounds. First of all, the FD is >only accessed during bootup, or when a configuration change >is made. Given that the floppy only spins when it is >accessed, and a HD spins all the time, this actually gives >a bit of an edge to the floppy. You can also put a piece >of tape over the floppy drive once the disk is inserted to >keep dust out and improve the life of the disk and drive >even more. > >The floppy also allows a very rapid fix in the event of >a drive or media failure. Any geek worth their salt has >at least one extra floppy drive that can be swapped into >a machine with less than 10 minutes downtime. >If you use GBAdmin to make all of your configuration >changes, and get into the habit of always saving a copy >to your HD when a change is made to the GNAT Box, then >you can use GBAdmin to create a new floppy if a media >failure occurs. Total downtime: Less than 5 minutes. > >Mike Burden >Lynk Systems >(616)532-4985 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > Bryan T. Schmidt > > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 3:20 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: no floppies? > > > > > > --------------------- Attention ----------------------------- > > Online GNAT Box User Forum is Now Open > > Click the Register link and sign up today > > http://www.gnatbox.com/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Send postings to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Access the list archives at: http://www.gnatbox.com/gb-users/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Greetings... > > > > Is it possible to install Gnatbox onto a flash-ram based ide > > disk? Or even SCSI... floppies are to unreliable for my > > comfort level. I know the GB-100 uses a flash disk, and it > > seems an excellent device, but I would rather use existing > > hardware for our Gnatbox. > > > > Thank you in advance, > > -Bryan > > -- > > > > > > Bryan T. Schmidt > > Systems/Network Administrator > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Profitool Inc. > > ---------------------------------------------- > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with "unsubscribe gb-users your_email_address > > in the body of the message >---------------------------------------------- >To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with "unsubscribe gb-users your_email_address >in the body of the message > >---------------------------------------------- >To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with "unsubscribe gb-users your_email_address >in the body of the message Global Technology Associates, Inc. 3505 Lake Lynda Drive Suite 109 Orlando, FL 32817 USA Tel: +1.407.380.0220 x105 Fax: +1.407.380.6080 http://www.gnatbox.com
