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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!lll-winken.llnl.gov!hookup!newshost.marcam.com!news.mathworks.com!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!ns1.win.net!ns1.win.net!not-for-mail From: bugs@news.win.net (Mark Hittinger) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Sudden Slowness Date: 12 Jul 1995 10:30:53 -0400 Organization: Win.Net Communications, Inc. Lines: 25 Message-ID: <3u0mat$bvf@ns1.win.net> References: <3tu03r$ri6@CUBoulder.Colorado.EDU> NNTP-Posting-Host: ns1.win.net X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 #4 (NOV) mcduffee@wiche.edu (Bob McDuffee) writes: >I am running FreeBSD 2.0 and have suddenly seen a dramtic decrease in >performance. It seems to take forever to get a session going but, >once the session is established the performance seems normal. >However, I am using CERN 3.0 and the performance is very bad, seems >to be same situation in that once the session is established, the >pages come up quick. This problem has just arisen in the last week >and I have not added any processes. I have, unfortunatly fiddled with >the configuration (restored old files, no help) and I replaced the >net card (SMC 3216T ULTRA) just in case (again no help). >Any ideas where to look? I am very new to BSD (and UNIX in general). use the "swapinfo" utility and see if you are using up all the swap space. Format your drives with more swapspace if you are. I have to reformat my main server to use 256mb of swapspace this weekend, up from 128mb. Regards, Mark Hittinger bugs@win.net -- "This is going to cause more confusion than a mouse in a burlesque show." - Foghorn Leghorn.