Donna said,
>
> Matthew Perdue wrote:
>
...
> > Another problem: support contract expired, per incident call $1,250
> > minimum + $250/hour. Holding out hope that someone on
> HP3000-L may be
> > able to help with this!
>
> i wish i had something helpful to tell matthew....<sigh>
>
> however -- for all you that are planning on homesteading
> *this* is the sort
> of thing that you've got to be prepared for!  i can't stress
> enough the
> impact the decision to homestead may (and probably will) have on your
> business.  for many, your environment is such that you'll never see
> something like the above.  but are you prepared for hardware
> failures?  or
> other (s/w?) catastrophes?  what happens when even the
> 3rd-party h/w vendors
> can't find a <whatever it is that just died> for you....at any price?
>
> i'm not trying to discourage the homesteaders -- really!  but
> it's easy to
> say "we're homesteading" -- two (maybe three :-) words, four
> syllables --
> but more than tough to accomplish.  you've *really* got to
> weigh the impact
> of your decision and be prepared for <whatever>.  i know at my shop,
> inadequate preparation is frequently viewed as a 'career threatening
> move'.....              - d

Donna's last sentence is the most important and has nothing to do with
homesteading, migrating, etc., but has everything to do with reasonable
business practices. Put another way, failure to plan is planning to fail.

Things break. Be prepared for it.

As for the original problem, Matthew, what do you mean by a "silent halt".
Do you mean the system hangs and will not allow any activity or do you mean
the system truly halts? The answer determines where to look for your
problem, though my guess would be either configuration issues with your
network configuration or network hardware mismatches in the new location.

Also, you do not say why support "expired". If it was a simple mistake, most
vendors will cover you if you agree to renew.

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