So we just converted a spare computer at work into a FreeBSD machine to use as a server for things like CVS, Bugzilla, and other such life-enhancing development tools. After a rocky start, we finally get the machine all set up, tools installed and configured, etc., so we decide to free up some desk space by moving the monitor and keyboard to another computer and moving the CPU elsewhere. So we do that, hook it back up, and fire it up. A few minutes later, we're back up and running, with a handy development server.
Ha ha, don't I wish. No, instead we've spent two days trying to figure out why, in the process of being moved 6 feet, it totally lost the ability to connect to the network. We've basically reached the point of throwing our hands in the air, wiping the whole machine, and starting over. The install seemed kind of flaky anyhow, what with other weird bugs. Hopefully it was the install disks, and not the machine... but given previous issues we've had with the computer, I'm starting to suspect serious a) memory or b) hard-drive issues.
If so, hopefully we can figure out which and start the exciting process of bitching to the manufacturer.
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