Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 14:42:01 -0500 From: "Drew J. Weaver" <drew.weaver@thenap.com> To: 'Julian Elischer' <julian@elischer.org> Cc: "'freebsd-net@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Really odd problem Message-ID: <B1A7D9973EBED3119ADD009027DC8649180846@mailman.thenap.com>
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I *could* do that, whats the hostname of your mail server? I'll have it ping
that =p No messages on the console at all, and again i've tried two seperate
NIC cards both the (onboard intel) and the offboard PCI Intel 10/100
-Drew
-----Original Message-----
From: Julian Elischer [mailto:julian@elischer.org]
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 2:30 PM
To: Drew J. Weaver
Cc: 'freebsd-net@freebsd.org'
Subject: Re: Really odd problem
> "Drew J. Weaver" wrote:
>
> We have a Freebsd 4.2 box on our network, after the box boots,
it
> brings up the network and everything is great, I can telnet into it..
> everything good, but about 30-60 minutes later no incoming traffic is
getting
> to the server. If i ping the machine, or telnet to it, I get nothing. If I
go
> to the terminal and ping anything then it "wakes up" does anyone have any
idea
> what would cause it to stop "listening" to incoming network requests? This
is
> becoming very tiresome and i've done everything known to me.
Are you getting messages on the console?
possibly the card is bad and dies after a while..
the transmit timeout for many drivers will try reinitialise the chip.
Which may bring it back to life... (for a while)
you could always add 'ping -i 120 [some address]'
to some startup script
:-)
>
> Thanks,
> -Drew
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I *could* do that, whats the hostname of your mail server? I'll have it ping that =p No messages on the console at all, and again i've tried two seperate NIC cards both the (onboard intel) and the offboard PCI Intel 10/100</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Julian Elischer [<A HREF="mailto:julian@elischer.org">mailto:julian@elischer.org</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 2:30 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: Drew J. Weaver</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Cc: 'freebsd-net@freebsd.org'</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Re: Really odd problem</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> "Drew J. Weaver" wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> We have a Freebsd 4.2 box on our network, after the box boots, it</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> brings up the network and everything is great, I can telnet into it..</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> everything good, but about 30-60 minutes later no incoming traffic is getting</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> to the server. If i ping the machine, or telnet to it, I get nothing. If I go</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> to the terminal and ping anything then it "wakes up" does anyone have any idea</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> what would cause it to stop "listening" to incoming network requests? This is</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> becoming very tiresome and i've done everything known to me.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Are you getting messages on the console?</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>possibly the card is bad and dies after a while..</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>the transmit timeout for many drivers will try reinitialise the chip.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Which may bring it back to life... (for a while)</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>you could always add 'ping -i 120 [some address]' </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>to some startup script </FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>:-)</FONT>
</P>
<BR>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Thanks,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> -Drew</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-- </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> __--_|\ Julian Elischer</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> / \ julian@elischer.org</FONT>
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