10-21-2009, 02:01 AM
Racer X wrote:
It is actually fairly simple if you visualize a string of black boxes. #1 must work before everything after it can.
I understand that all chain should work in order for the last element to see the internet. Serial connection.
My question really is about why they should be booted up in the same order as the physical location in the chain. That's what bothers me.
I wish these devices would self-reboot if they don't see an active link (internet connection) upstream; if they did that, then I could just power up all of them at once, the Modem would come online first (and during this time, the router would just sit and wait, maybe reboot itself if it took too long). Finally, then the router was up and running, the VOIP box would also come online (even if it had to reboot itself 5 times by now).
let me put it another way: everything is working fine.
power outage
I come home to see the VOIP blinking because when power came back on, the router was not ready (this is just what happened when I change the switch earlier tonight). So the VOIP has power, is physically connected to a router, yet because it started a little too early it is now not functional. I have to get on my knee, unplug the device, wait 5 seconds, plug in and get up. painful.