[oclug] Odd Heyu problem

[Dana Webber]

I have a script that detects if my internet is down, and uses heyu to
turn off an x10 switch that controls power to the modem.
Yestarday it stopped working, 

I tried running heyu from my user account like this
"dana at dunrobin:/home/dana$ /1/linux/x10/heyu.dir/heyu turn a04 off"
The command did not return and CPU went over 90%
I checked all cables, replaced the batteries in the control box and powered off
the computer. After the pc was restarted, the same thing happened. Then I changed 
to root and got the following. After that heyu worked find again from my user account
Any idea what the could cause this"

dana at dunrobin:~$ su -
Password:
dunrobin:~# /1/linux/x10/heyu.dir/heyu turn a04 off
Failure sending address headerdunrobin:~# /1/linux/x10/heyu.dir/heyu turn a04 on
dunrobin:~# /1/linux/x10/heyu.dir/heyu turn a04 off
dunrobin:~# /1/linux/x10/heyu.dir/heyu turn a04 on

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Dana Webber
dana at dunrobin.dyn.dhs.org
http://dunrobin.dyn.dhs.org

Getting a computer system to work is like banging your head against a brick wall until the wall falls down.