stan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm trying to replace an HP-UX workstation with an Athalon based GreeBSD > machine, This machien is an Amanda tape server. The FreeBSD machine is a > couple of orsers of mafnitude faster than the HP-UX machin, yet I;m having > problems with losing network conections during the backup sessions. The > Amanda clients are not tolerant of this, and I lose the backup session. > > I'm susecting a networking probem. The network is a simple 10base2 cable, > and the FreeBSD machine has always been an Amanda client, which worked > without a problem. > > I'm wondering if I'm not runing into a deliberate rate limiting issue on > the FreebSD machine. If for instnace I "ping -f" it, I get a bunch of lsot > packets, and a console message about limiting ping response times.
What's happening there is that FreeBSD is rate-limiting ICMP packets being sent, which isn't relevant to the TCP packets that are carrying the data for your backups. > Where should I start looking for this? If it were I, with packet traces. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
