"Bernie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hammer wrote:
> >> .. I haven't checked if
> >> the Linux machines also keep sending nonsense on the lines).
> >
> >Does that mean that not only they leave the machines ON - using all
> >that waste current - but these even are left ONLINE ?!????
>
> Yes, they keep sending messages to the server(s?) on the LAN. It was much
> worse with the machines at the school I went to earlier, they were sending
> more messages (but perhaps shorter).
If the network gear is powered up anyhow (and it would tend to be) then
there's really no additional overhead for it to chatter away. Routing
updates, DHCP renewals, NetBEUI/WINS updates, spanning tree updates and a
whole slew of other traffic is pretty normal for an "idling" LAN.
And yes, Linux will do all of this depending on what you've configured.
The CPUs and screens are the killers and outnumber network devices by many
times. Fortunately, "green" components are becoming more commonplace, though
that feature can be a mixed blessing.
- Bob
> Quite frankly I have no idea what they are for, I haven't seen my LAN
> sending stuff out (there's a flashing light whenever that happens) but
then
> I'm not using NT anymore either.
> file://Bernie
> http://hem1.passagen.se/bernie/index.htm DOS programs, Star Wars ...
>
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