Topic: E-smith bug?

[Lee]

Hello,

I have been happily using the latest E-smith for two months without any problems.
I use it for web hosting and webmail services.  My problem is one morning,
just half an hour after using webmail, the server stopped working.

When I tried "Test Internet Connection" in the Admin screen.  Nothing
happens.  Not even the Tx/Rx activiy LEDs blinking like it normally does when I try the "Test Inetnet Connection".  I know the static DSL connection
is good because another computer works fine.

Bottom line, what could cause my E-smith server to go down
and not even have a successfull "Test Internet Connection"?
Is there a known bug? I have tried rebooting as well as a full shutdown
with no luck.  

Anyone have a similar issue or clues?

Lee

[Jochen Hoegerl]

Well, did you check your logfiles for error-messages ?? It is hard to say
what goes wrong without any further information.

Did you try to reset your external device ?? It sometimes happens to me
that my external ISDN-TA freezes and has to be reset.

Again, without Information I can't tell you why the server goes down.

This just happens sometimes due to:

- recognizising bad mood of Admin )
- it's a weekend and the Admin has a date with someone, the server don't like. )

+ Not enough Diskspace left for logfiles

[sidney]

Jochen,
   How you you check the log files ?
What do you look for in them ?


Thanks

[Lee]

Yes, I have reset my DSL Modem several times.
Also, another computer on the same network accesses the internet without any problems.  So the static IP connection
to the internet is GOOD.

The strange thing is, when I select "Test Internet Connection" I don't see any LED activity on my 10/100 Switch coming from the Esmith server!  So this tells me the problem is with Linux and the Esmith Server, right?

Please tell me how to check log files.  I really appreciate your help.


Lee

[Invisipunk]

log files can be found in /var/log
best place to check is probably
/var/log/messages

[Jules]

You can view the logs by typing (Without Quotes)

' vi /var/log/messages '


You can also replace 'messages' with any other log file in this dir

J™

[Franck PIERRE]

Have you tried to ping an other computer on your local network from your "buggy" e-smith ?

I wouldn't be suprised if your e-smith box is unpluged of the network...
So, check cables, hub, switches, etc.

[Stephan Goeldi]

instead of vi, you can do something like this:

tail -f /var/log/messages

then, in another box, try to connect. The box with the above command should update automatically, if there appears any error message.

to browser the whole log file, you can do

less /var/log/messages

too.

I had the same behavior after an unsuccessful installation of a newser kernel
(rpm -ivh kernelfiles*.rpm)

-goe-