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Fileserver Crashing

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n64man120

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I have an old computer I put together from parts to use as a fileserver in my house. Its nothing special at all... 40GB HD, 700Mhz PII?, 64mb ram, Win2k... my problem is that sometimes when I try to stream files from it like music or especially big folders when i use the fileserver for backup purposes, it loses the network connection it seems. I'm running it with nothing but an ethernet cable and power cord plugged in. Whenever I need to work on it I do so remotly with VNC. However, when it stops responding during these transfers/streams... I cant even ping it. The only solution is a hard reboot. Any idea why it wont behave? My guess is ram but I dont have much of an idea.

Thnx
Eric
 
i'm having the same issue with mine more or less. But mine just says that the network cable is unplugged. I'm running 2k server. I can get to work now no matter what.
 
If you are running 2k/xp check the event log.. it should give you an idea on whats going wrong.
 
yeah, i'm pulling it right now. I'm having a few other issues that i'm trying to sort out. I wasnt going to post anything about it, but i wanted to let him know he isnt alone.
 
Ok i'll give the above a shot. You think my specs are fine though for just data streaming?
 
n64man120 said:
Ok i'll give the above a shot. You think my specs are fine though for just data streaming?
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A 700MHz P3 is overkill for this fileserver. It's a bit short on RAM, though. I wouldn't go with less than 128 MB.

I agree that this problem might be related to the NIC('s driver). It might not be able to take the strain.
 
Well, I installed the newest drivers for my Linsys NIC card. Same problem still exists. Also... I have 167 megs of RAM, so it says lol. Think thats the idea or what? My best method to have the error occur is just network transfer a 3gig folder of stuff, at some point it loses the connection and I cant even ping the address. If i physically go on the server, a website wont load... and i hit reconnect or something and it kicks it back in. Think its ram lacking or what? Thats my only guess.
 
Maybe the large file is overloading the buffer on the network card. You never said what brand network card it is, but if it's a cheapie, it's very possible you're overloading the buffer.
 
Buckus said:
Maybe the large file is overloading the buffer on the network card. You never said what brand network card it is, but if it's a cheapie, it's very possible you're overloading the buffer.
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Woops, typo i'll edit that. Above I said linux NIC card... meant to say Linksys NIC Card ;) so now... any ideas? That sounds like a good card and i'm not having the problem with any other systems in my house.
 
qb4ever said:
Do you know what model of Linksys net card it is?
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Not specificly although I could find out. On the Linksys websits its pretty general, I belive there were 2 NIC cards. I picked the closest one although I noticed mine has 2 lights while it had 4 if I recall.
 
Not to get too entirely technical, but maybe your system needs a new BIOS for PCI arbitration? Also, if your network card is plugged in next to your AGP card they may be sharing resources. If so, I'd move the NIC down a slot or two if you can.
 
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