[wpkg-users] WPKG Client and laptop

[Tomasz Chmielewski]

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?


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Tomasz Chmielewski
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