[wpkg-users] WPKG Client and laptop

[Tomasz Chmielewski]

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"? :)


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Tomasz Chmielewski
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