Hi
I have a little problem with the NIC (I think) which consists of it stops responding from time to time. I've got RH9 with the latest Samba, Apache and Squid Proxy Server installed and sometimes it totally stops responding. At first I though it was the Proxy server that wasn't properly configured but after hours of searching and checking the config file I found no errors. So I by pure luck tested to see if the webserver worked like it should when the proxy stopped responding and it didn't work either so I think it has got to be a RH problem, but I can't for the life if me figure out what it is. Can any of you people please help me. I'm not sure which information you need but just ask and I'll provide it. And by the way, I tested the webserver using another proxy :)
Thanks in advance Roy Otto Kleiv
Firstly - please set your e-mail client to wrap it's lines at about 72 characters. It's coming through as one big long line here.
Secondly - I don't have an exact answer for you regarding your problem, but in my opinion, you're going about your testing the wrong way. When you suspect a faulty NIC, the best thing I can think of doing is running ping against the suspected faulty PC. This will tell you whether the PC is responding at it's most basic level.
If it doesn't even respond to a ping AND your networking is set up properly (check ifconfig and maybe your routes) AND your firewall/intrusion detection isn't blocking the request AND your hub is OK (check the port lights) AND the NIC is active (again, check the lights) THEN yes, it is probably the NIC.
All I'm trying to say is that it could be caused by a thousand things, and a faulty NIC is not the first thing I'd suspect (unless it's a really cheapo card I guess).
Regards, Ed.
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