Re: Hardware Watchdogs / Alternatives

[Alan Mead]

At 08:53 AM 7/14/00 , you wrote:

>Most software doesn't run very well if the sytem board hangs, or the power
>supply dies.  To be effective a watchdog need to be outside of the box
>being monitored, and looking for a periodic signal that the box is still
>working.  A typical, far from perfect, but nevertheless easy method is to

Yeah, maybe you should take a look at the heartbeat package.

-Alan


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