Re: Slow linux server

[Kara Pritchard <kara@linux.com>]

Sounds like someone's running something bad on the system eating away at
your CPU cycles. Have you rebooted the machine?

On Thu, 7 Oct 1999, Alan Wilson wrote:

> 
> 
> We have RH5.2 installed on a machine in a classroom where they teach html,
> etc.  Recently the machine has slowed to a crawl.  I have no clue.
> 
> for example, if I ping the machine from my desk, I get under 10ms time; but if
> I telnet to it, I get a connect message very quickly, but it takes 80 to 90
> seconds to get a login prompt.
> 
> If I ftp to the machine, it may take over 120 seconds to get a reply if the
> client I am using doesn't time out.  
> 
> In both cases, after I connect the speed is good.
> 
> The traffic on the network is not that heavy (as checked by a packet sniffer).
> My connection is ethernet to the Linux machine (no modems).
> 
> Top suggests 70% or better idle on the cpu.  
> 
> Other confusing things: samba used to advertise the machine on the network,
> but doesn't anymore.  I am not really too worried about samba as I seem to be
> one of the very few people with Microsoft Client installed on their machine.
> 
> A connect to the Apache web server on the machine is quick.
> 
> I don't really have any clue as to what might slow the thing down.
> Suggestions?
> 
> Thanks 
> Alan
> 
> 
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- Kara

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