[EMAIL PROTECTED] Responding to ping

2008-09-17 Thread Arnab Ganguly
Hi All, Is it possible that Apache server stops responding under heavy load, but it responds to ping? What would be the possible causes for this? Remote client is getting connection refused when it tries to connect.But when the I ping the server from the client box it shows the server is alive. Tha

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Responding to ping

2008-09-17 Thread Eric Covener
On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 12:30 PM, Arnab Ganguly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > Is it possible that Apache server stops responding under heavy load, but it > responds to ping? What would be the possible causes for this? > Remote client is getting connection refused when it tries to connect.B

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Responding to ping

2008-09-17 Thread Dragon
Arnab Ganguly did speak thusly: Hi All, Is it possible that Apache server stops responding under heavy load, but it responds to ping? What would be the possible causes for this? Remote client is getting connection refused when it tries to connect.But when the I ping the server from the client b

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Responding to ping

2008-09-17 Thread fchan
Dragon is correct. Apache can be overload due many issues (ie overly popular site or DoS attack, etc.) but the system will still ping and respond to other ports and services. Apache will hit the limit and not respond to http request, which is good, to prevent your system from DoS or crash. Ther