On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, aphro wrote:
> Does it always happen when you run iptraf? it could be a network driver
> problem or a network card hardware problem.
Nope... The machine can just be sitting there lying "idle" (as idle as a
linux box should get that is...)
> a good way to test the board/cpu/hdd and i/o subsystems that i have found
> is running 10x copies of [EMAIL PROTECTED] at the same time for 24-48 hours,
> if
> the machine lasts 24 hours without a hitch then the problem is something
> else. also make sure the kernel your using was compiled with gcc 2.7.2.3
> and not anything else(it shows you in the bootup messages, use 'dmesg' to
> see the last couple hundred kernel messages)
At present if the machine lasts 24 hours running absolutely nothing, then
I'd be happy!
I plan on having this machine running as a internet server for a few
people (nothing major, just about ten people when we netgame, or
something...)
> and also make sure your using a stable well tested kernel, in my
> experience the 2.0.36 kernel is rock solid, and 2.2.10 is quite solid as
> well.
All kernel versions I have been able to get my hands on (that support my
hardware thast is) have been tried.... no luck unfortunately.
I'm sure I've got a hardware fault with the system, but as I can't seem to
track down what it is, I can't go and get the item warrantied (I've bought
all the bits from various places...)
Thanks for the help though, I will see if I can get this [EMAIL PROTECTED]
package, and I'll give it a go, see what it says....
Regards,
Peter Ludwig
