Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] system uptime
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 15:22:38
Message-Id: 55E31FAD.1030505@googlemail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] system uptime by Alan Mackenzie
1 Am 30.08.2015 um 15:26 schrieb Alan Mackenzie:
2 > Hello, Philip.
3 >
4 > On Sun, Aug 30, 2015 at 12:04:43AM -0400, Philip Webb wrote:
5 >> How long do desktop users typically leave their systems between reboots ?
6 >> How long between power off/on's ?
7 > I switch my PC on in the morning when I want to start using it. I
8 > switch it off before going to bed, or going out shopping, or things like
9 > that. I don't like wasting electricity.
10 >
11 >> I've long been in the habit of switching everything off while I sleep,
12 >> then restarting after I've woken & got going again myself.
13 >> However recently, I've run into delays getting my router
14 >> (only 1 device attached) to shake hands successfully with my ISP's server,
15 >> which have been requiring several power off/on's before it works.
16 > Unfortunately, I need to leave my router permanently powered up, which I
17 > resent.
18 yeah, a fritzbox needs so much power....