> So, naturally, I'll get a few defferals due to dead connections, but
> eventually all the mail should get sent, so I don't worry about that.
What I
> do worry about is that I can't login because bash can't fork (due to lack
of
> memory,) that the load peaks around 2.40 and averages at 1.20 and that
the
> TCP/IP stack is dead. (I can't get a ping reply from our local network
and all
> connections seem dead.)
>
> 3Com 3c905B (Running in 100Mbit to the router)
Ah, there is a problem in some versions of the 3Com card that only rises
up on a 100Mbit connection, a 10 Mbit can't supply data fast enough. If
you look in the logs, you'll probably notice an error about concurrency,
but I don't know more than that. Check the archives of BugTraq, I think it
was discussed there for a week or so, with a couple of workarounds. One is
to get a different version of the driver, and the other is re-compiling the
existing driver with a higher concurrency. Sorry I don't have more
details.: )
steve
