Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 11:26:57 +0100 From: "Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg" <listsub@401.cx> To: Derrick Ryalls <ryallsd@datasphereweb.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Poor server response Message-ID: <3DEB3571.9040003@401.cx> References: <001801c299ed$0d4af3f0$0200a8c0@bartxp>
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Derrick Ryalls wrote: > I built a FreeBSD box using a 4.7-release mini cd distro from > freebsd.org. I then updated to stable via cvsup and did a > buildworld/kernel. > > The machine needed linux support, so I installed linux-base (6?) from > the ports. Things were going fine until I started stressing the box. > > Frequently, when using edit to edit config files, the remote session > would lock and connection would get lost. The edit session would show > up in a 'ps -aux' but I could not kill it via kill or killall. Now the > box is fairly unresponsive to pings. I swapped a known good patch cable > but it didn't help. Also, when trying to scp, more often than not, once > I click on copy (using winscp), the session would lock up and connection > drop on the client side. > > I don't seem to have any editing issues if I am sitting at the terminal, > and pinging local ip doesn't drop a packet. When I ping any other ip, I > get dropped packets... > > Any ideas? > > Hardware: > > XP1800+ > ECS K7S5A mobo w/ onboard lan. > 512M PC2100 crucial ram > > > > -Derrick > I have exactly that motherboard in one of my machines, and I must say Im not impressed by its performance or stability. I disabled the onboard nic and replaced it with a PCI Intel 10/100 card, and network performance sky-rocketed. Just a tip -- R To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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