On Sunday 30 Aug 2015 14:26:36 Alan Mackenzie wrote: > Hello, Philip. > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 12:04:43AM -0400, Philip Webb wrote: > > How long do desktop users typically leave their systems between reboots ? > > How long between power off/on's ? > > I switch my PC on in the morning when I want to start using it. I > switch it off before going to bed, or going out shopping, or things like > that. I don't like wasting electricity.
Same here. Unless I am somewhere near the desk the laptop is on sleep. Overnight it is shut down. > > I've long been in the habit of switching everything off while I sleep, > > then restarting after I've woken & got going again myself. > > However recently, I've run into delays getting my router > > (only 1 device attached) to shake hands successfully with my ISP's > > server, which have been requiring several power off/on's before it > > works. I think that it may be better troubleshooting your ISP PPPoE negotiation (or whatever protocol they are using) than changing your usage habits. Well, I would be doing this anyway, out of curiosity. :-) > Unfortunately, I need to leave my router permanently powered up, which I > resent. German telephone companies have been offering only VOIP > telephone connections for some while, now, which basically means that > instead of the companies converting IP packets into a telephone signal, > every subscriber's got to do it himself. So where people could > previously simply buy a telephone handset and plug it into the wall, > they've now potentially got to spend extra on a router and somehow > manage to configure that router. And of course, the router contuously > wastes electricity, waiting for that occasional incoming call, whereas > previously the handset was only powered up, from the exchange, when a > call was in progress. Progress this is not. I Power cuts can cause re-syncs and a lower sync rate for my connection, so I leave the router powered up 24-7 and connected to a UPS. The waste of electricity is tiny. > > As a result, I've started rebooting only after my weekly system update > > -- it means I get to use the new versions of everything -- > > & not powering off at all ; the monitor + Xscreensaver are off > > whenever I'm away from the machine for >= 1 hr (approx). > > > > Are there any pro's/con's I sb aware of ? As others have mentioned consider hibernation for overnight purposes (S4) and sleep (S3) for when you are away from your desk for longer periods of time. However, I would be intrigued as to what might be wrong with the ISP network authentication. ;-) -- Regards, Mick
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