Topic: Ver 5 Hanging after a short while

[Gary Dawes]

I've installed Version 5 on a P133 with 64Mb, and a 1GB disk. I've installed and configured it Ok, it's running as a dialup server/gateway with 2 PCs connected at the mo. over a 10MB utp network - The NIC in the server is a 3c905. I had a Realtek at first, and replaced ti after reading about all the issues, and I completely reinstalled everything from scratch.

I can ping the server ok, and locally it will run quite happily, but after I've been connected to the internet, or just to the server manager for a few minutes all network activity collapses.

All the hardware is Ok as it is all from working configurations. Like I say I thought it was the realtek card I put in, but the 3com does the same.

Does anybody have any ideas, or have experienced something similar. Should I drop down to 4.1.2 as the specs are fairly close to the bottom recommendation.

thanks for any help received.

gary

[alejandro]

You could be running out of disk....(maybe)
1gb is about what you need for a minimal installation! and if you have enabled proxy server, you should think in something bigger for HDD
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[gary dawes]

Thanks for the swift replly, but the Disk useage is 45% for /, and 23% for boot, and it stays at that when I'm browsing.

I managed to trace to NTPD attempting to restart and causing everything to hang.

I'm assuming that NTPD is the Network time service - which I have not configured.

I think I'm going to install 4.1.2 and see how that goes....

... unless anybody has any ideas

cheers

gary