Hi Jason, I'm getting the feeling this is more and more like a networking issue...
man am I leading you guys on a wild goose chase...really, I don't mean to! I asked a friend to browse to my ip (24.72.33.63) from a web browser. He said it came up the same speed as any other site. While still within my internal network, I can't retrieve it faster than 30-60 seconds...So it seems like anyone else but this machine has no problems...why me!? I recently installed an ldap server on the redhat box...guess what? Using an GUI ldap browser from my win2000, it is slower than molasses retrieving the entries, but it always returns....eventually. I'm sure the ftp/ssh would also return if I didn't set the timeouts to such low numbers for those services... I know this probably isn't the right list to ask, but how can I tell if it's a networking issue? bad cable? bad NIC? FYI, I don't use a hub; just a crossover cable from my win2000 machine to the redhat box. Thanks again for any help guys, Kevin Jason Dale wrote: > Hi Kevin > > Well ..... I suppose anything at this stage is worth a shot. Windows and > Linux developers > generally don't like one another , so I don't suppose the operating systems > are going to have > any warm fuzzy feelings abroad either. One of them might have to go .... ;) > > Yep , why not. Send me a dump of your log files , and I will see if I can > find anything > usefull in them ... > > A virus scanner is a good idea - and if you have the buckaroos , you could > consider software like 'sophos'. > > I don't know if it's relevant , but I once had a Win98/RH 7.2 dual boot > scenario at work , > and I did notice that when running fdisk from a Windows DOS prompt after > booting DOS , > fdisk seemed to list some of the Linux partitions as extended DOS , and I > thought that was a > bit cockeyed to say the least. When I ran scandisk accidentally , scandisk > somehow must > have tried to read and repair the 'damaged' extended DOS partition , and > that really messed > things up quite a bit on both sides of the fence. > > As always , the best way to apporach any problem is to start with what you > do know. If software > like webcams get installed and suddenly problems start appearing .... or > maybe it's those darned > CAB files in Windows ? I dunno .... > > Regards , Jason > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin Weslowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 4:45 AM > Subject: Re: ftpd and sshd services not responding > > > Hi again, > > > > the problem has reoccurred and i've tried it from my win95 and it won't > go...so it must be something with my connection to my redhat box or the > redhat itself... > > > > I've tried your suggestions, Jason, but haven't been able to find anything > out of the ordinary... > > Do you think it's worth installing anti-virus software on redhat and > running a scan? > > > > If anyone has any ideas about what this could be, let me know and I'll > provide config/log files as necessary...thanks everyone, > > > > Kevin > > > > Kevin Weslowski wrote: > > > > > Jason, > > > > > > These are really good suggestions and I would have tried them next...but > I don't think there's anything wrong with the redhat...I have a dual boot > windows system here and I usually use my win2000. I decided, what the heck, > try my other OS, win95. There's no ssh client on there but there is ftp. > Guess what? Worked like a charm. Then I tried my Win2000 again this > morning...worked like a charm...and I've changed nothing since last night! > I recently installed a (poor quality) webcam and that may have (i don't know > how) screwed up sending out connections. My apologies to you guys for > raising an issue before I confirmed it was redhat. > > > > > > By the way, there are weird files in my /tmp directory...but they are > all in an orbit-root directory which I understand is normal GNOME > behavior... > > > > > > Thanks for the reply Jason, > > > > > > Kevin > > > > > > P.S. Bye bye webcam...haha > > > > > > Jason Dale wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Kevin > > > > > > > > This does sound very strange indeed ! > > > > > > > > Have you checked the /var/log/messages* files ? one approach would > > > > be to compare older versions of the messages file before you had the > > > > problem to the messages files that you are getting now. If something > > > > is seriously afoot on your system , this file will sometimes tell you > > > > about it. > > > > > > > > You can also check the boot.log files just for the heck of it , but I > > > > doubt if that will help any. > > > > > > > > Use the 'find' command to search for files that were modified within > > > > a certain time , based on when you started noticing the problem. > > > > If there are system files or binaries that you know you did not change > , > > > > your system could be infected with a worm or a virus of some kind. > > > > Curious : are there any unusually named hidden files sitting in your > > > > temp directory ? > > > > > > > > Regards , Jason > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Kevin Weslowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 5:24 AM > > > > Subject: ftpd and sshd services not responding > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > I've been running my Redhat 7.1 now for about 6 months. I have it > > > > configured as my fitewall/router/gateway/WWW server/ftp server/SSHD > server. > > > > Whenever I needed to do some work on it, I just connected with my ssh > client > > > > from my Windows machine from inside my home network...ftp also used to > work > > > > fine. > > > > > Just today, I noticed that I couldn't connect via ftp or ssh > anymore. I > > > > haven't changed any configuration on that system since I was able to > connect > > > > fine. I've stopped and started all the relevant daemons (sshd, > xinetd) to > > > > try to correct it but no luck. I assume the system has somehow been > > > > compromised. > > > > > Also, another weird thing...I'm running Apache 1.3 on it...all http > > > > requests from my windows machine only return the page after about > 30-60 > > > > seconds...but they always return, eventually... > > > > > I can ping to the machine fine, if that gives any clues... > > > > > the ftp/ssh logs all report timeouts when trying to connect... > > > > > > > > > > So, I'm down to working at the system console (a drag) until I can > get > > > > this straightened out...If anyone has any suggestions on what they > think > > > > might have happened or if I can give further debugging clues (provide > logs, > > > > give my IP address for testing, etc.), let me know... > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > Kevin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Seawolf-list mailing list > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Seawolf-list mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Seawolf-list mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Seawolf-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > > _______________________________________________ > Seawolf-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
