Are you saying that your firewall is also your web server? Are you running any OPSEC applications on the firewall? Jack Dingler Ray Zupancic wrote: > I'm new to the list, and assume I can submit general product/hardware > configuration problems. > > I inherited a network with a Checkpoint 4.0 FW-1 on an Ultra5 running > Solaris 2.6 with 128 megs of ram. Originally it was two identical systems > clustered with Veritas Firstwatch > > In any case, this system mysteriously slows to a crawl and stops processing > traffic at random times of the day--usually up to 10 minutes or so--and then > resumes without intervention. The only thing I can see is that the system > usage goes to 100, and the run queue skyrockets due to this (there is not > process running away, it seems to be kernel). > > I've shutdown everything I can including the Veritas to try to run this > problem down--no luck so far. I was told the system could process up to > 20Mbs, and we have less than 4Mbs. > > If the front-end web server load is taken off, it runs pretty much perfectly > (much less load). If anyone has any ideas or theories on this problem, > please let me know. Support hasn't been very useful on this issue. > > Thanks, > > --rayz -- * Jack Dingler * I'm going back on the bicycle, * jdinglerat_private * I just can't pay the bills. * Probably not * I'm going back on the bicycle, * your opinion * Freewheel down the hills. * http://jdingler.home.texas.net * - Tommy Sands -
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