Hi Sterling, > I've got a server which is crashing fairly often. I've been trying to > find out WHY for ages, and each time I think I know what problem is > causing the troubles I fiund something new. The latest thing I've found > is that right before every crash I get a string of errors from pppoa2.
I don't think it could be pppoa2 directly, since user-space programs normally can't cause system crashes under Linux (that's why I chose this project after months of struggling with kernel panics from the other SpeedTouch project). However, the USB system in Linux is not necessarily reliable - I've had system crashes from doing things which should be OK. If I were you, I would try: - Latest kernel available - A USB card instead of onboard USB, or a different card if you already have one - Remove the SpeedTouch for a while to see if that helps - Check the CPU temperature, power supply (try changing it), RAM (ditto). If you have a spare box, put the hard disk from your server in that one, set up the server with a default Linux install, and run: while tar czf /dev/null --exclude /proc --exclude /dev; do true; done which will run the server hard in an endless loop. If it can stand that for a week without crashing, you've fixed the problem. Ciao, Chris. ___ __ _ / __// / ,__(_)_ | Chris Wilson -- UNIX Firewall Lead Developer | / (_ / ,\/ _/ /_ \ | NetServers.co.uk http://www.netservers.co.uk | \ _//_/_/_//_/___/ | 21 Signet Court, Cambridge, UK. 01223 576516 | Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se d�sinscrire : mailto:speedtouch-request@;ml.free.fr?subject=unsubscribe
