Guenael Sanchez - ENS Lyon schrieb: > Tomasz Chmielewski a écrit : >> Marco Gaiarin schrieb: >> >>> Mandi! Tomasz Chmielewski >>> In chel di` si favelave... >>> >>> >>>> Basically, if you have a timeout of 10 minutes, but can't connect to the >>>> server, you will be delayed by about 1 minute if you use IP addresses >>>> (\\10.1.1.1\blah), and about 30 seconds if you use names (\\server\blah). >>>> >>> True, but also i spot this now and them on not permanently connected >>> machine. >>> >>> Clearly seems a 'windows/hardware' problem, not a WPKG one, but i need >>> to fix, or at least circumvent it. >>> >>> >>> Some ideas? >>> >> I don't know. >> I see the issue concerns more users - so perhaps we should add something >> like a "laptop mode" to WPKG Client? >> >> Something like that on the "logon delay" page in WPKG Client preferences: >> >> ^ Enable laptop mode >> ___Server address___ Server IP or name >> >> >> With that explanation when Help button is pressed: >> >> ########### >> >> Laptops are not always connected to the local network. If logon delay is >> enabled, and the server is not reachable, it may take some time before >> the operating system gives up and returns an error. >> >> If we can't reach the server IP or name with a single ICMP packet >> (ping), don't delay the user anymore. >> >> Note: if you have a firewall on a server and/or a workstation, make sure >> you can ping the server from the workstation, otherwise, enabling this >> feature will prevent WPKG from working. >> >> ########### >> >> >> Please feel free to comment. >> >> >> >> > Ok, I give 1big good point to your idea.... > > I'm fighting with a Dell Laptop and wpkg. > > Client is searching infinitely for the wpkg's server and I have to wait > 60minutes so the "delay logon" countdown finally end... Plugging in the > network cable is not changing anything (& reboot & so on...) > > I'm about to throw a brand new laptop through the hall :D
Start in the emergency mode, or how is it called - if you have administrative privileges. Would be interesting to know why such a long delay happens, though? Anything in logs? -- Tomasz Chmielewski http://wpkg.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wpkg-users
