Topic: Intermitent internet access connection sme 7.1 & out of memory message

[lightman]

Hello

I'm having a weird problem with a sme 7.1 with asterisk (selintra package) installed, worked great for about a year and about 2 weeks ago started to generate a connection problem.

When I open a web page, then click in a link (whatever page/link I'm on) and it says that it cannot connect, hit reload and works, this problem is constant but intermittent sometimes i access the web sometimes I'm not, and always hitting the reload button solves the problem.

at the same time I look at the /var/log/messages and found:

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May 22 16:29:58 server out of memory [4645]
May 22 16:29:58 server last message repeated 3 times
May 22 16:30:01 server out of memory [4837]
May 22 16:30:01 server last message repeated 3 times
May 22 16:30:06 server out of memory [4855]
May 22 16:30:06 server last message repeated 3 times
May 22 16:30:09 server out of memory [4868]
May 22 16:30:09 server last message repeated 3 times

any ideas what could cause this problem? and if the error loading web pages is related to this out of memory issues?.

I disabled http and smtp proxy from the control panel but the problem loading web pages is still there.

any help would be very appreciated 
thank you
Light

[mdo]

Hi

You are aware that you are running a very old version (SME 7.1) and you cannot expect much help on that old one. I recommend to upgrade to the latest SME 7.3 ASAP.

I wild guess about your problem: Because you say it "worked for about a year" there is a chance that it started after the automatic renewal of the security certificates (each year) and as far as I remember, that version had an issue with that. You might want to try this link:
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=33171.msg150162#msg150162
Good luck, Michael

[CharlieBrady]

You are aware that you are running a very old version (SME 7.1) and you cannot expect much help on that old one.

He is also running additional software, which makes his post off-topic for this particular forum.

[byte]

Moving this topic to the SME 7.x VoIP (Asterisk, SAIL etc), it is more appropriate there. Thanks!

[lightman]

Hi
Thanks for reply!

I know that this is an old version (if a 1 year old server could call it old) but I just cannot replace the server every six months because a new version comes out, specially because of the drivers for the TDM card for asterisk which must match exactly the kernel version or it will not work

I'll be happy to replace the server by the new version if I haven't to do all the work again from scratch!, is it really necessary to change versions so often?, I don't even have the time to properly test the server when it already becomes obsolete!, crazy!!.

anyway... adapt or die they said, so I guess I have to start to figure it out how to make it work the TDM card with the new kernel from 7.3 (hope it doesn't became obsolete before i finished the job hehe )

thanks
light

[lightman]

He is also running additional software, which makes his post off-topic for this particular forum.

Hi CharlieBrady, sorry por the double post.

The problem I'm describing has nothing to do with the asterisk runing on it, because I didn't install the selintra package, just the asterisk alone with no customizations of any kind, because I configure the asterisk server from the config files directly, I haven't installed any panels, so I don't consider it a offtopic  post because the problem is from the SME server itself.

thanks
light

[CharlieBrady]

The problem I'm describing has nothing to do with the asterisk runing on it ...

I don't know how you can say that, when the system log is telling you "out of memory". Even if asterisk is not the cause, it would be one contributor to that state.

In any case, you need to identify the source of the "out of memory [xxxx]" messages.

specially because of the drivers for the TDM card for asterisk which must match exactly the kernel version or it will not work

Your vendor should have given you source code to those drivers. It's required by the GPL.

[lightman]

I don't know how you can say that, when the system log is telling you "out of memory". Even if asterisk is not the cause, it would be one contributor to that state.

In any case, you need to identify the source of the "out of memory [xxxx]" messages.

You're right, I will look deep in to, perhaps I'm looking too much the easy way out, not the right one

Your vendor should have given you source code to those drivers. It's required by the GPL.

Yes I have them, but SME doesn't come out with the development tools built in (and I know it's for a VERY VERY GOOD reason ) I tried to install them once in sme and haven't succeed, i don't remember what problem do i had, my linux knowledge level is a bit low for that my bad.

I'll try install them again now, let's see if I get it right this time .
c-u
light

[Stefano]

Yes I have them, but SME doesn't come out with the development tools built in (and I know it's for a VERY VERY GOOD reason ) I tried to install them once in sme and haven't succeed, i don't remember what problem do i had, my linux knowledge level is a bit low for that my bad.

lightman

install vmware on your pc, create a virtual machine with sme 7.3 and all the development tools and use it to test the updates and to compile each time the drivers.

easiest to do than to explain

HTH
Stefano