Guenael Sanchez - ENS Lyon schrieb: > Tomasz Chmielewski a écrit : >> 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? >> >> > Emergency mode ? Do you mean "failsafe" ?
Yep, failsafe. Start in failsafe, set logon delay to 0, and reboot. > I tried failsafe mode but wpkg is launching and for the moment, I have > no way to check the logs (Only WpkgMessage) It's starting despite it's in failsafe? You must have an old version, upgrade, and your problems should be gone. > 60minutes is my own setting for max logon delay.... (I regreat that ;) ) What about a possibility to set it to "infinite"? :) -- 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
