Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 08:39:29 -0500 From: Branko Miskov <branko@borderware.com> To: Adrian Urquhart <adrian@devnet-uk.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Compaq onboard NIC Message-ID: <00Mar27.083833est.117129@gateway.borderware.com> References: <00Mar24.161657est.117131@gateway.borderware.com> <38DBE2D0.D6E57E4A@devnet-uk.net>
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Adrian, I don't think its a problem with inetd. The machine I have has more than one interface (set up as a firewall) and only one of them is onboard. If I switch the interfaces, the problem moves to the other interface. This is what pointed me to hardware difficulties. Branko Adrian Urquhart wrote: > Hi > > This may be a symptom of inetd, which has a policy of not accepting new > connections for a period once a limit has been reached. A cure is to use > tcpserver (try http://www.qmail.org and look for Unix Client-Server > TCP). > > HTH > > Adrian > > Branko Miskov wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > Has anyone experienced any difficulties with high traffic volume through > > their onboard card on their Compaq with FreeBSD 3.x? It seems that the > > interface hangs when high volumes of traffic pass through it. Bringing > > the interface and up seems to cure the problem. Doesn't happen on other > > operating systems. Has anyone else noticed this? We're running a > > Compaq Proliant 800 and the card is a Intel Ether Express 10/100. The > > device is picked up as the tl driver. > > > > Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Regards, > > Branko > > -- > > Branko Miskov tel. +1 905 804 1855 > > Senior Escalations Analyst fax. +1 905 804 1865 > > Borderware Technologies Inc. mail branko@borderware.com > > > > "I need George Orwell to break this down into livestock terms for me." > > Lee Wooton, Factory Worker (The Onion) > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Branko Miskov tel. +1 905 804 1855 Senior Escalations Analyst fax. +1 905 804 1865 Borderware Technologies Inc. mail branko@borderware.com "I need George Orwell to break this down into livestock terms for me." Lee Wooton, Factory Worker (The Onion) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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