daRcmaTTeR wrote: > Mike Rambo wrote: > >> I have a machine set up at to facilitate sharing of a dial >> up connection for my home network. I am finding that pppd >> will suddenly die completely or sometimes just become >> unresponsive requiring a restart. The box is an older one >> still running mdk7.1 (yeah I know it's older but then so is >> the box). I don't see anything in the logs to indicate any >> problems. Are there any experts out there that can comment >> on why this might be happening? >> >> Thanks. >> > > Mike, > > I've noticed this also as I have my Mandrake box setup the same way. > I've been told it's akin to the TCP stack filling up in a way. I'm not > sure I understand this yet, but I've also heard that the firewall can > get clogged up. seems rather bazarre to me. I've found that this > occurs the most with my machine after it's been up more than three > days and like yours requires an interface restart. > > I've been thinking about shortening the interval between crond ppp0 > restarts to ensure a free flowing connection. > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Hmmm, /var/log/messages should be checked for 7.1.
If you see a lot of log files with never-ending names, you need to look at the errata, and make the change (one character) in the script file for logrotate. If /var is part of / partition, you might be full or nearly so. Civileme
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