Normal CPU usage with a PPP connection
Hey guys, i'm running 6.3-R with (i think) userland ppp to connect to my ADSL provider over PPPoE. I build a number of graphs(mrtg) for system stats and i am noticing that under heavy load on my ppp connection, that is sustained 150KB/s for an hour or so my cpu usage, based on my graph, hovers around 20% (haven't looked at it in top yet but if there isn't a simple solution/reason for this i will look into what sort of usage it is). The box is a home router/server so at any 1 time isn't doing anything else that i can see would account for this. I also noticed that this usage increase does not occur with traffic coming/going on the inward facing interface, which regularly has transfer speeds around 10 MB/s. I'm running a AMD X2 3800+ with 2GB ram. Is this sort of usage normal? Is there something i can do to bring it down? Dylan ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: (off topic?) Best desktop
Aryeh M. Friedman wrote:
> I have used gnome for several years now after finding kde lacking in
> features but just tried kde and have to say I like the programs it
> comes with (but I find gnome easier to use) I also know there are
> other desktops out there (as being defined as a something more then a
> high end window manager)... which is best? My work load is that of a
> typical business owner and CS grad student/Java developer plus acting
> as my TV (don't have one and don't have any kind of reception [too far
> in the country {and do not which to have cable}]) via dl'ed shows
>
>
Although i am a Gentoo Linux user in terms of my desktop system I've
found XFCE4 to be very nice, it is very lightweight and and fairly
customizable. It comes with a few basic applications such as an gui
archiving tool and text pad(called mousepad), and some other basic
things, however it is not as involved in terms of included applications
as either Gnome or KDE. It is build around the gtk toolkit and so most
Gnome applications fit into place perfectly, however it is more a matter
of picking and choosing the applications that you prefer rather than
using the ones that come standard with the DE.
Dylan
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Re: Server Reboot
Quick question, if you are running a non-X system why, or even more importantly, how is Firefox-bin running in the first place? Dylan Grant Peel wrote: > - Original Message - > From: Gary Kline > To: Garrett Cooper > Cc: Grant Peel ; FreeBSD Mailing List > Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 10:15 PM > Subject: Re: Server Reboot > > > On Sat, Oct 06, 2007 at 08:19:12AM -0700, Garrett Cooper wrote: > > Grant Peel wrote: > > >Hi all, > > > > > >This is the first time in 10 years I have seen this. > > > > > >I have a Dell PE750 (vintage 2004), running FreeBSD 6.2 that had been > > >up and running for about 30 days without any issues. > > > > > >The server somehow rebooted last night, apparently, all by itself. > > > > > >The last log file line I can find waqs about 12:30 AM. The dmesg shows > > >it restarted about 1:12 AM. dmesg shows some file errors that were > > >fixed upon reboot, other that that, everything is back up and running > > >normally. > > > > > >I was wondering if anyone has seen anything similar and if a cause was > > >found. > > > > > >Here is what I know: > > > > > >-all servers (there are 5 more) are plugged into the same power bar > > >and none of the others were affected > > >-none of the standard logs show any intrusion or root log in attempt, > > >-dmesg and console log show nothing of note, > > >-the DRAC logs and ESM logs show nothing, > > >-the sensors (temp,voltage,etc) logs currently show no issues, all > > >well withing normal parms. > > >-my MRTG logs show no abnormal CPU usage or network activity. > > > > > > > > >Any help would be appreciated, > > > > > >-Grant > > > > Check the capacitors on the motherboard (in particular near the > > memory and processor); they may be going bad (esp with that vintage. > > 2004 Dell was a bad year =P..). > > You'll be looking for swelled capacitors and possibly some orange > > dialectric being emitted. > > -Garrett > > Strange. In just the past few, 2 or 3 or even 4 weeks my > Dell-8200 has spontaneouslyrebooted too. I do have a number of > things in /var/log/messages, but nothing that I can seee that > would cause this problem. Before the video-card started flaking > out, this puppy ran for weeks/months happily. AFAIW, X (or a > heavily-loaded system) shouldn't have aynything to do with this > problem, [yes/no??]. Any clues, Garrett? > > Ah, wait: dmesg.yesterday says > > > > rl0: link state changed to UP > pid 729 (Xorg), uid 0: exited on signal 6 (core dumped) > pid 4475 (Xorg), uid 0: exited on signal 6 (core dumped) > pid 60174 (firefox-bin), uid 1000: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) > pid 47564 (as), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) > pid 47570 (as), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) > pid 79051 (as), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) > pid 79057 (as), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) > pid 3625 (as), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) > pid 3631 (as), uid 0: exited on signal 11 (core dumped) > pid 74013 (conftest), uid 0: exited on signal 12 (core dumped) > > > This file is timestamped 03 Oct 07 at 03:17 > > Anybody know why firefox would core dump? I have no clue waht > "conftest" is... . > > Grant, how oten has your system failed? > > > gary > > Gary, > I have owned this server since new (in 2004), and this is the first time it > has done this. I also have another PE750 that was bought and deployed the > same time as this one and it has never done this. > > I am not running anything graphical on this, so I am guessing its not the > built in video card. It is running as a server only. Apache 2, Mysql, 4PHP4, > Perl5, Exim4, vm-pop3d, ipa, Openwebmail, and a number of add in modules for > all the above. > > One thing I may have neglected in my original post, is that it appears the > system may have been locked for a while since the last log entry I can find > befor the reboot was at about 12:20 am, the system then shows the reboot at > about 1:20 AM. > > -Grant > > > > > > > -- > Gary Kline [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.thought.org Public Service Unix > http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org > > > > -- > > Total Control Panel Login > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Score: 50 High (60): Pass > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My Spam Blocking Level: High Medium (75): > Pass > Low (90): Pass >Block messages from this sender (blacklist) > > This message was delivered because the content filter score did not > exceed your filter level. > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > >
Re: Sendmail question
Eric Crist wrote: On Jul 26, 2007, at 4:54 AMJul 26, 2007, Dylan Smith wrote: I am currently on the last stages of setting up a FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE File and Network Application Server. One of my last tasks is to simple forward all mail from root out through my isp's SMTP(requires authentication) server and to an email account i have elsewhere. That is to say i have no purpose for a mail server other than to handle mail from things like periodic and to move that mail elsewhere. Can this be easily accomplished? If so are there any guides/how-to's? I have done a search around my usual BSD sites and books and found nothing that is easily modified to my circumstances. Thanks, Dylan. It can be done, but it's a PITA with Sendmail. Look into /usr/ports/mail/ssmtp. We use it on our systems here where we need to simply get root's email off the box. Simple configuration file, works well. Eric Crist ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" Thanks for that little suggestion. Would this mean that i could just disable sendmail totally(sendmail_enable="none")? Dylan. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Sendmail question
I am currently on the last stages of setting up a FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE File and Network Application Server. One of my last tasks is to simple forward all mail from root out through my isp's SMTP(requires authentication) server and to an email account i have elsewhere. That is to say i have no purpose for a mail server other than to handle mail from things like periodic and to move that mail elsewhere. Can this be easily accomplished? If so are there any guides/how-to's? I have done a search around my usual BSD sites and books and found nothing that is easily modified to my circumstances. Thanks, Dylan. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
