Subject: Re: no buffre available
To: None <netbsd@purk.ee>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 03/12/2002 22:43:34
On Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 04:39:26PM -0000, netbsd@purk.ee wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Today is a week 3....and no progress...
> Machine is running on NetBSD 1.5.2 with 96RAM...mysql,www,mail
> and buggy internet daemon..
> with two nics ( Realtek) ....sometimes this box running about
> 5 hours...none broblem...and then starting to complain
> "ping:sendto:No buffer available"...or named and dhcpd servers
> cant send data to local network....mashine craches...half....same
> time those servers running well outside!Problem is only with my
> local network cant communicate with outside world!
> Today i wiped out those nicks and giggled "OOO pice of mind"..
> but nothing...none ;-) same messages...it seems like something
> filling all the buffer...but ...what? netstat -m shows that network
> using only 42% ....in this side..seems thats all is fine....no errors..
> when i reload network ...all is ok...about..1 hour...or sometimes
> ...when im lucky 5 hours ; -)

Did you already try to bump mnbclusters ?
If not, try it. Also please try 'netstat -m' when the message appear, to see
how many mbufs are really used.

What kind of Realtek are these boards ? What driver do you use ?

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
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