From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 805481384C0 for ; Sun, 30 Aug 2015 04:05:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id E530AE08E2; Sun, 30 Aug 2015 04:04:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-1.ca.inter.net (mail-1.ca.inter.net [208.85.220.69]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CEAC6E08D9 for ; Sun, 30 Aug 2015 04:04:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (offload-3.ca.inter.net [208.85.220.70]) by mail-1.ca.inter.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F7A02EA0EA for ; Sun, 30 Aug 2015 00:04:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail-1.ca.inter.net ([208.85.220.69]) by localhost (offload-3.ca.inter.net [208.85.220.70]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id AhsJ4G3ucHz3 for ; Sun, 30 Aug 2015 00:04:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ca.inter.net (host-45-58-241-73.dyn.295.ca [45.58.241.73]) by mail-1.ca.inter.net (Postfix) with SMTP id E1B1C2EA198 for ; Sun, 30 Aug 2015 00:04:43 -0400 (EDT) Received: by ca.inter.net (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Sun, 30 Aug 2015 00:04:43 -0400 Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 00:04:43 -0400 From: Philip Webb To: Gentoo User Subject: [gentoo-user] system uptime Message-ID: <20150830040443.GA1081@ca.inter.net> Mail-Followup-To: Gentoo User Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) X-Archives-Salt: 44f574f4-272f-4b86-b1ef-4a1bf727f4ac X-Archives-Hash: 8b742291bf8e85cb93a8c20941abeb3a How long do desktop users typically leave their systems between reboots ? How long between power off/on's ? I've long been in the habit of switching everything off while I sleep, then restarting after I've woken & got going again myself. However recently, I've run into delays getting my router (only 1 device attached) to shake hands successfully with my ISP's server, which have been requiring several power off/on's before it works. As a result, I've started rebooting only after my weekly system update -- it means I get to use the new versions of everything -- & not powering off at all ; the monitor + Xscreensaver are off whenever I'm away from the machine for >= 1 hr (approx). Are there any pro's/con's I sb aware of ? -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Cities Centre, University of Toronto TRANSIT `-O----------O---' purslowatchassdotutorontodotca