Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 10:25:40 -0500 From: "Andrew C. Hornback" <hornback@wireco.net> To: "Stuart Morse" <sturu@hotmail.com> Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Network Delays Message-ID: <006a01c0b6d2$2e879a00$0e00000a@tomcat> In-Reply-To: <F4z93MgPPf3L9BGTuAy0000c871@hotmail.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Stuart Morse > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 2:17 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Network Delays > > > Hi All, > > I am using FreeBSD 4.2 on a Pentium II box. I am sharing the disk > using Samba 2.0.7. I am developing a Java application using JBuilder > on a PC, and the code is being compiled on the PC and saved onto the > disk space of the FreeBSD system. The source code of the program is > stored on the PC's local disk. > > My problem is as follows: about half the time there are delays of 10 > to 20 seconds when accessing the shared drive. The delays manifest > themselves in extremely slow compiles, That's not the fault of the FreeBSD file server... the compiler should load the file into memory before working on it, at least that's how nearly every compiler I've ever worked with in the past operated. > slow source file saves and This may be a problem on either end of the network pipe connecting the machines. > complete freezing of the JBuilder environment while performing many > operations (including typing). Freezing during typing? This is definately NOT a problem with the file server. The PC that you are doing your work on is too slow to support your compiler and associated applications properly. In other words, UPGRADE. > There are also comparable delays > accessing the Java servlet through the Web Browser (I'm using Apache > 1.3 and Tomcat 2.3). Again, this may be a problem with either end of the network pipe. > When I ping the FreeBSD machine From the > development PC, during this behaviour, about a third of the packets > time out. We have an 802.3 network that is attached to the Internet > through a Proxy server, and we are not running DNS within this network. Are you pinging with the IP address or the "real name" of the machine? How is the network connected together and what other kind of traffic is it experiencing when this occurs? > Could this be a reverse DNS lookup problem? I don't really know > how to trouble shoot this as I'm new to Unix. Any ideas? It could be a reverse DNS problem, but you have other problems to track down, from what I can tell... --- Andy To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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