post the output of your dmseg file, do you have ypbind running? do you have a local network? is this box the dhcp server or a client?
On Sunday 16 December 2001 23:20, you wrote: > Thanks for the responses to this. I don't think that there are any extra > servers running. One thing that may be related is that if I run linuxconf > and quit, it complains that squid isn't running and will start it if I let > it do so. Could this be implicated? I notice that during the shutdown, I > get error messages telling me it failed to be stopped, presumably because > it wasn't running, so it seems that something expects it to be started. > > Hosts files shouldn't be an issue as I am using DHCP and therefore don't > have any addresses there other than that of the server. > > thanks again for the input! > > Brian > > On Friday 14 December 2001 10:10 pm, you wrote: > > have you both considered turning off all the servers possible ? this > > sounds to me like a dns , routed or ypbind server running (that you don't > > need, and is not correctly configured. are you trying to run a local DNS > > server? (as oppsosed to a local cacheing name server) do you have ypbind > > running (but don't have yellow pages needed?). Are all the local network > > computers hosts file correct? what about the IP numbers for the DNS > > servers? do you have it set to need DNS all the time? are you running > > reiserFS on the "dedicated server, which offers some NFS exports" (not a > > good Idea) my bet is on the DNS. > > I always thought a novell server would use ipx/spx, not tcp/ip? > > > > On Thursday 13 December 2001 23:19, you wrote: > > > On Thu, 13 Dec 2001 14:40:46 +1100 > > > > > > Brian Parish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> frantically pecked out this > > > > message::::: > > > > I have a total of 4 Linux machines (OK, some of them dual boot, but > > > > let's not talk about that) on a home/office LAN. One of them is a > > > > dedicated server, which offers some NFS exports. > > > > > > > > Everything works very nicely, except that programs take forever to > > > > load the first time. Just to fire up a konsole can take 10 seconds > > > > plus - this on a machine rated at 2800 bogomips with lots of memory. > > > > > > > > After things have been up for a while (don't know how long, but many > > > > minutes at least), everything is quick again. > > > > > > > > Haven't tested exhaustively, but it seems that with the LAN > > > > unplugged, none of this applies. > > > > > > This is a network issue if I've ever heard one. There is something not > > > right with the network. I have a feeling it's got something to do with > > > authentication somewhere on that LAN. Or, (the last time I saw this one > > > of the machines responsible was a windows box - the novell client went > > > south and killed the TCP/IP stack.) In that case when the TCP stack > > > became corrupt it really dirtied the TCP communications on the network > > > between that machine and the servers. While it didn't affect the > > > overall performance of the network itself, it affected profoundly the > > > machine that was having the trouble. > > > > > > In that case the offending client was uninstalled, as well as the > > > TCP/IP stack which was then reinstalled, along with a newer, upgraded > > > version of the Novell client. Problem happily solved. > > > > > > I'm presently having some similar problems on my home LAN when it comes > > > to FTPing from a client machine to the FTP server here on my Mandrake > > > box. Outside my network FTP server response is very quick, but locally > > > on the LAN from time to time connecting and resolving that connection > > > in order to do any transfers can take a few minutes. > > > > > > hope this helps at least shed some light.
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