[sudo-discuss] front door computer offline (but working?)

[Marc Juul]

btw there is already a dedicated line that I ran to the door computer. It's
coming down from the ceiling above it. It's a blue cable, it just needs to
be crimped. I was confused about what people meant by "dedicated" and
thought they meant that the ceiling cable wasn't dedicated enough but then
I saw that it isn't actually in use yet. The other end is the one that
comes through the TIL room upstairs and goes above a wooden beam and plugs
into the (non-shitty) switch mounted on a wooden beam above the public
terminals.

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 11:43 PM, robb <sf99er at gmail.com> wrote:

> i didn't install the 12v ups, yet, as the switch is 5v/3a
> might be easier to back the whole circuit w/ a 120v ups as the problem is
> usually it getting unplugged.
>
> the outlet is about 6ft on the wall & i was thinking we could install
> another outlet directly underneath w/o too much cutting.
> incidentally, this is also the circuit that aqua viva uses to heat water &
> may continue to get tripped.
>
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 12:26 PM, <hol at gaskill.com> wrote:
>
>> One of these badboys is all we need assuming we can keep a lead acid
>> battery charged nearby https://www.amazon.com/DROK-Co
>> nverter-Step-down-Transformer-Regulator/dp/B00C66B3PM/
>>
>> If there's already a wire nest we could also deadbug a TO-220 package
>> regulator into the fold.
>>
>> On 2016-09-28 12:07, hol at gaskill.com wrote:
>>
>> What is the input voltage to the switch, 7.5V?  I need to order some
>> switching regulators, can get an extra one that meets power needs of switch
>> if we want to run from lead acid battery.  Alternately could boost from a
>> regular USB battery bank that stays plugged into a wall wart to top off.
>>
>> On 2016-09-24 17:47, robb wrote:
>>
>> i think those (myself included) who want a dedicated line should run it
>> at our earliest convenience
>>
>> as to the power, wouldn't a ups be nice for between the wall outlet &
>> door system?
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 5:25 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>
>>> last week I power-cycled the front door beaglebone black and its
>>> ethernet interface started working again.  Before I did that, the ethernet
>>> port was not getting a link at all, even when connected to a known good
>>> cable.
>>>
>>> After the power cycle, its ethernet worked, but since I had not power
>>> cycled the USB hub and magstripe reader, it was giving errors until i
>>> rebooted it, and then it worked properly.
>>>
>>> well i spoke too soon, it just came back online by itself.
>>>
>>> The front door computer has a battery backup so that it can keep working
>>> even if the rest of the world disappears.  But we won't find out about it
>>> losing power unless it has a connection to the internet.
>>>
>>> presently it goes through at least one hub on the way back to the server
>>> area, and that hub does not have a battery backup, and apparently gets
>>> unplugged regularly.
>>>
>>> I still think we should have a dedicated CAT5 ethernet run from the
>>> front door to the server rack, since this is such important infrastructure.
>>>
>>> thank you
>>> -jake
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, 19 Sep 2016, Marc Juul wrote:
>>>
>>> Eh it's pretty far and going through a floor and the timeless infinite
>>>> light room. Let's not run that again if we can help it. I'll go check
>>>> on it
>>>> in a bit. We could do a new run up to the public terminals and just
>>>> join it
>>>> to the existing wire from the doorputer to get a dedicated run.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> marc/juul
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 8:02 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> the front door computer is still not on the network as far as i can
>>>>> tell.
>>>>>
>>>>> i haven't seen sudobot talk (in irc) about the front door since 9/13
>>>>>
>>>>> i'm assuming people are still able to use their cards to get in?
>>>>>
>>>>> we really need a dedicated CAT5 cable run from the front door computer
>>>>> to
>>>>> the server rack in sudoroom.  No hubs or switches along the way.
>>>>>
>>>>> -jake
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 17 Sep 2016, robb wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> reseated ethernet connections
>>>>>
>>>>>> the bbb's ethernet port leds blink
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i noticed the power cord is miserably connected to the wall & the
>>>>>> ethernet
>>>>>> run takes an unfortunate journey under the rug between sudo to stage
>>>>>> door
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> the front door computer does not appear to be on the network.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> i'm guessing people are still using their cards to get in, but if
>>>>>>> there's
>>>>>>> a problem, for example if it gets unplugged from electricity and
>>>>>>> switches
>>>>>>> to battery backup, we will not be notified and will not know to send
>>>>>>> help.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> can someone take a look at the ethernet situation over there and see
>>>>>>> why
>>>>>>> it's not getting back to the main network?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -jake
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