Hi Søren,

I've been running 1.2 since the day it was released with zero
downtime, so that is something like 35 days of uptime so far (at four
different sites). The one I am running at home is a Compaq Deskpro
(Pentium II 233 MHz) with (I think) 256MB of RAM and a CompactFlash
card. I am 90% sure I am using 3Com NICs but I would have to check
(they are either 3Com or Intel -- certainly not Realtek or any other
no-name).

Since the problem you are having is causing you so much grief (having
to drive out to the site at all hours of the night) I would highly
recommend you start from scratch:

- Different PC (basically don't take *anything* from the existing
machine as Murphy's law would dictate that even if you take a single
part, that part is the one causing the problems)
- Good NICs (3Com or Intel makes a huge difference)
- Re-download the image from the website and check the signature
- Reconfigure from scratch (i.e. print out all the config screens from
the existing m0n0wall and reconfigure the new one manually)

Since there are *many* other people using m0n0wall successfully it is
my very strong feeling that there is something wrong with your
specific hardware/config.

If you do fix the problem, please let the list know.

Cheers,


--John

On 11/21/05, Soren Vanggaard Jensen <svanggaard at hotmail dot com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'd like to know the status regarding the generic PC lockup issue. I've been
> using monowall for approx 4 months now - various hw configurations, network
> configurations etc. and i've had frequent lockups since the beginning.
>
> I'm getting pretty desperate. The firewall is currently protecting 15-20
> PC's and approx. 6 servers. These systems are business critical, hence i
> typically have to start my car and drive to the offfice in order to restart.
>
> At the moment I'm unsure if the lockups are caused by my particular IP
> setup, the hardware or some underlying OS problem. I know that there has
> been other reports of lockups and there's a dedicated lockup bug description
> page. What i don't know is if anyone has a stable generic PC image running.
> If anyone has a generic PC image based monowall runnning with an uptime of
> more than say 30 days, please let me now. I would also be very interested in
> your particular configuration. With a little luck i can reconfigure my
> system to increase stability.
>
> Also i have every possibility to monitor the firewall continiously. Please
> let me know what to look for. I'd really like to help in finding the
> problem.
>
> Regards
> Søren Vanggaard Jensen
>
>
>
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