From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Feb 5 5:18:31 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F67337B415; Wed, 5 Feb 2003 05:18:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail1.rolet.com (mail1.rolet.com [208.29.194.13]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82A0A43F93; Wed, 5 Feb 2003 05:18:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rcovell@rolet.com) Received: from dev4 (dev4.rolet.com [208.29.194.9]) (authenticated) by mail1.rolet.com (8.11.2/8.11.2) with ESMTP id h15DUnl17463; Wed, 5 Feb 2003 07:30:49 -0600 (CST) Reply-To: From: "Robert Covell" To: "Muhannad Asfour" , Cc: Subject: RE: Server locking hard -- A LOT!!! Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 07:20:29 -0600 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4910.0300 In-Reply-To: <1044415491.17761.9.camel@bsdbox.qubix.ca> Importance: Normal Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Muhannad Asfour > Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 9:25 PM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Server locking hard -- A LOT!!! > > > Hello. I've recently faced a rather odd issue that I've never seen > before. I bought a new server (specs below), and I loaded it up with > FreeBSD 5.0-RELEASE (I know, I know, not for a production environment, > but this is a personal server). Now, whenever I get about 30 > simultaneous connections, the box just locks hard. I tested all the > hardware components (CPU, Memory, HD, NIC, etc.) and even bought new > ones just to make sure and all end up with the same result. I can never > keep a decent uptime (never went past 2 days so far). As soon as I get > a mediocre http load (30 simul. connections), the box just locks hard. > I built a debug kernel, I tried everything imaginable, and I have not > found a solution whatsoever. Everyone seems to be stumped by this. I > tried FreeBSD 4.7-RELEASE, 4.7-STABLE, 5.0-RELEASE and 5.0-CURRENT on > this box. All give me the same result. I checked everywhere for > relevant logs to explain what is occuring, but had no such luck. This > is truly the million dollar question for me right now, because I have no > idea why it would lock under such a petty load. I'm not sure what to do > to fix this issue, I've tried many different areas for support and > haven't come up with anything as I stated earlier. I'm not overclocking > or anything if that's what you're wondering. If anyone could assist me > in any way shape or form to get this working, I would appreciate it very > very much. Also, if you e-mail back, I'm not subscribed to the lists, > so could you please CC it to me. In the past 4 hours, it has locked > hard about 3 times because of a 28-34 connection load. > > Machine Specs: > Single Pentium IV 2.4 GHz processor > ASUS P4S533 motherboard > 512MB DDR333 RAM (will be 1GB next week) > 120GB Maxtor 7200rpm (ATA133) HDD > 40GB Maxtor 7200 rpm (ATA66) HDD > Floppy Disk Drive > ATI Rage 128 (32 meg) AGP 4x graphics adapter > 52x LG CD-ROM drive > 3Com 3C905C-TX NIC > Currently running FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT as of Sunday Feb. 2, 13:02:05 EST > 2003. > > Thank you very much > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message I have seen things like this that are not software related at all but due to a faulty power supply. Did you replace that when you went out and bought new hardware? You might want to try and take off your CD-ROM and or the secondary HD. This will cut back on your power usage and might be a good test. If it still does it, get a new power supply that has enough juice. Sincerely, Robert T. Covell President / Owner Rolet Internet Services, LLC Web: www.rolet.com Email: rcovell@rolet.com Phone: 816.471.1095 Fax: 816.471.3447 24x7: 816.210.7145 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message