Re: {bb} Problem with network services: lots of short red's

[Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>]

On Tue, 27 Apr 1999 stefan.fournier@assyst-intl.com wrote:

> during the last day i found a strange problem on my BB
> installation:
> 
> ping, ftp and telnet tests are red for a couple of seconds
> and the again green for about 5 minutes;
> The servers i ping are all up all the time, so there's
> no network problem.
> This happens all day long so i'm getting real big logfiles.

You have duplicate bb processes running.  Check your 'ps' output.  The
hint is if the delay between log entries in the history is less than your
check interval.  BB doesn't check the same machine twice in a cycle.

> Does anyone have seen this before?

I have. :)

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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