server repaired

Once settled, with some more coffee on the go, I proceeded to work on the new server.

Tony had brought up the new computer to the CAO a couple of weeks previous. He successfully installed it and configured the Windows in a minimal way, as per my notes.

He also attempted to configure the LAN as per directions sent from our ISP/WPP Georgian.net. Unfortunately, the service went down on the Friday night they arrived. So we were not able to test if the changes Tony to our router were effective. It actually looked very bad: there were no recent images from the UWO's SkyCam. It seemed that we had broken our local internet connection. Last night, Tony had reinstated our original LAN settings: their internet service was up and running again. Weird...

So, again, I had decided to visit the site, to take up the reins.

I installed the Davis weather software. This took a couple of attempts. At first, via the Windows Remote Desktop, on a different computer in the house, I tried to install the WeatherLink 5.8.3 download but it did not seem to work correctly. I don't know if it was due to the Remote Desktop or because it was a true software upgrade, i.e. not the complete software. At the server, with the original CD, I successfully installed the 5.8.0 software. Then I installed the upgrade. All went well. The only remaining problem was I had to completely rebuild the configuration for our weather station console, sensor pack, and internet upload. Frustrating to lose all this information. Need to get our backup process established...

Then I installed the security camera software. I wasn't surprised that there were difficulties with this being done via Remote Desktop. With the old server, there seemed to be an issue with the graphics. So, again, at the server, I installed using original CD. All went well. And, again, I had to rebuild the configuration. Regardless, I was very happy. Up to this point, we did not know if the DVR board was working. Clearly it had not been fried in the first server meltdown.

So. By dinner time Friday, I had everything back to the way it had been in November and December. Whew.

Tomorrow, I was hoping that the Georgian.net technician would in fact arrive to our site, so to inspect, and possibly reconfigure their equipment.