From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Aug 7 22:19:26 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id WAA08121 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 7 Aug 1996 22:19:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ime.net (ime.net [204.97.248.4]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id WAA08110 for ; Wed, 7 Aug 1996 22:19:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from kimiko.tcguy.net (buxton-4.ime.net [206.231.148.133]) by ime.net (8.7.4/8.6.12) with SMTP id BAA22381; Thu, 8 Aug 1996 01:19:08 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <320978D9.5CFA@ime.net> Date: Thu, 08 Aug 1996 01:19:21 -0400 From: Gary Chrysler Reply-To: tcg@ime.net Organization: The Computer Guy X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0b6 (Win95; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Samy Touati CC: Stephen Hovey , questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: machine crashing References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Samy Touati wrote: > > No panic a simple reboot. > It's not a memory problem and here's why: > > network <---> A <-----> B <-----> C > > I have a network, and machine A connected via ethernet to a network of sun. > Manchine A is connected to machine B via a ppp link. > Machine B is connected to machine C via ethernet. > Machine A and B are FBSD 2.1, machine C is an IPX with solaris 2.5. > Machine A uses proxyarp with machine B. > Machine B and C has a different set of IP addresses. > > If I display an X application from the network to be displayed on machine > B it works just fine. > If I display the same X application on machine C it will work for a > couple of minutes before A reboots. > > On Wed, 7 Aug 1996, Stephen Hovey wrote: > > > Do you get a panic? what panic number? I would be more inclined to think > > it was a ram problem. > > > > On Wed, 7 Aug 1996, Samy Touati wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > Can a Freebsd machine crash if it's overloaded by ethernet traffic? > > > I have a freebsd machine (DX33 486) with a WD ethernet card and a > > > motorola bitsurfr pro. This machine acts as a router to another network > > > via a ppp link. > > > When I establish a connection I'm having a crash of my router as soon as > > > I start displaying X application remotely. > > > Can a fbsd 2.1 machine just crash by rebooting if it's overloaded wich > > > is not the case (using top). > > > > > > > > > Samy > > > > > > > > I had this problem untill today, I just thought I had a bad simm or two, Didn't suprize me, They were old and have been in and out more times then ... ... So today I went and bought 4 4m30p simms and it still did the same darn thing, So I got to digging in CMOS and low and behold what did I find! Wait state = 0 I set it to 1 and I have yet to have a unwanted re-boot! Thats was ~12 hours ago. I was *very* lucky to go 30 minutes when compiling before! I hated rebuilding kernels! I would have to go single and it would make it through about 2 times out of 5.. I wound up building kernels on a nfs mounted 16meg 386-40 (HOT-307) The part that really burns me is I ASSUMED that It was as always! A wait state of 1. What it should be. And I had been tweeking the cache and various other settings always overlooking the wait state! Arrrg! There was another good side, I got a call this afternoon for 4 4m30p simms, I sold em.. :) I don't stock 30 pinners anymore! -Enjoy Gary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Improve America's Knowledge... Share yours The Borg... Where minds meet (207) 929-3848