On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
> Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 18:08:58 -0700 (MST)
> To: Discussion List for Linux on Abit Motherboards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> From: Axalon Bloodstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: Discussion List for Linux on Abit Motherboards
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Re: [LINUX-ABIT] strange lookups on PPP code
>
> On Tue, 22 Feb 2000, Tim Angus wrote:
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> > On Mon, 22 Feb 2021, Lenny Cartier wrote:
> > > Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2021 19:43:35 +0100
> > > To: Discussion List for Linux on Abit Motherboards
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > From: Lenny Cartier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Reply-To: Discussion List for Linux on Abit Motherboards
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Subject: Re: [LINUX-ABIT] strange lookups on PPP code
> > >
> > > Igor Marinovic a écrit :
> > > >
> > > > We are using our PC (bp6, dual celeron 433Mhz, 256Mb ram, two Intel
> > > > IDE disks 13Gb on UDMAH 66, 2 Cyclades 8Yo multiport serial card)
> as
> > > > production machine. We have proxy server, mail server, 8 dial-up
> lines
> > > > and 4 async leased lines on it.
> > > >
> > > > Distribution: RedHat 6.1
> > > > Kernel: 2.2.14 with HPT.366 patch
> > > >
> > > > First we use it as proxy server with uptime of 30 days without
> > > > problems (with UDMA!).
> > > >
> > > > After adding dial-up lines, we experience random crashes (3 for
> > > > 60 days), with regular Aiee! With ksymoops we saw that crash
> happens
> > > > in ppp_* kernel code.
> > > >
> > > With a Mandrake 7.02, same problem. The only way is to boot...with UP
> > > kernel :(
> >
> > Why not use a slower box as your proxy server? Your proxy interface is
> ppp
> > so anything faster than a 486 is not really needed... I know this isn't
> > really a solution, just a suggestion...
>
> It's not proxying that locks it up, it's multiport code
I wasn't suggesting it was - merely that a dual 433 machine is a bit
excessive for a simple proxy.
Tim.
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