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Date:      Fri, 25 Jan 2002 10:08:21 +0100
From:      "FreeBSD" <freebsd@email.si>
To:        <andy@kksonline.com>
Cc:        "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: My server is going down !!
Message-ID:  <000b01c1a57f$d7bd1f90$0200a8c0@earth>
References:  <20020124152801.0851A237@sonic.kks.net>

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> Poslal FreeBSD:
> > I am new in FreeBSD world, but i have configured my server.
> > And now i have a problem. My sever stops working.
> > From time to time my server in unreachable, but when i make
> > ifconfig xl0 down
> > ifconfig xl0 up
> > then it srats working again ... I dont know why but first i try to fix a
> > problem with irq, becouse my video cart and my xl0 network card had the
same
> > irq.
> > I think that this has reduce my problem, because now server stops
working
> > but then starts without me. But this is still not good.
> > What shall i do. What could be wrong.
> >
> > Server ony stops my internet connection, but my local network is still
> > working.
> > I dont know if it matters but when i log on to my server via locakl
network,
> > server always works, but when i am away or ny local mascine in not
turned on
> > then server stops working and starts ad so on.
> >
> > I hope that you can help me, or tell me what could be wrong.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
> Hi !
>
> Go through your config files. It seems that your dialup device (device
that connects
> FreeBSD box with outer world) disconnects. This is usually configured this
way, when
> you only use that computer to establish temporary connection with world
(for example
> we have small firm that doesn't have hired line, and they use modem to
connect to
> world, in this case they don't have line open 24h, but server computer
connects that
> line to internet only when some of emplyees requests access to internet.
It goes
> without saying that computer has dial-up account and can't be reached from
ouside
> world. I don't know what type of hardware you use to connect to world, but
if your
> device is modem (even ADSL) then by default line gets disconnected, you
must fo to
> your settings and fix this (probbaly under /etc/ppp, but I am not 100%
sure)...
>
> Andy

I have a cable connection, so connection should be working all the time.




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