Dear OSFfers --
I received a number of responses to my posting regarding network lag time:
>
> Alpha and Beta can ping hosts on the net with no problem. When performing
> other operations like finger, ftp, and telnet, beta experiences a
> *serious* lag time in connecting.
>
> Alpha and Beta are physically located next to each other. I just did an
> experiment in which I fingered the same location on both systems; Beta's
> response was about 10 seconds slower than Alpha.s. I then FTPd to the
> same site on both systems; Alpha returned an almost immediate response --
> Beta's response was 1.5 minutes slower than Alphas.
>
but Beta still has a *serious* lag time on ftp and telnet.
I decided to take a look at processes, process priorities, etc., and
stumbled onto monitor (which I promptly ftp'd from gatekeeper.dec.com.)
I put it on Alpha and Beta and this is some of what I saw:
Mem: act inact wired free .....
Alpha 12904 4944 7272 1232 .....
Beta 7088 2248 15216 2600 .....
>From Monitor I choose the memory option. The results are as follows:
Alpha:
Physical Memory: 32768 kb
Free Memory: 1688 kb
Active Memory: 12536 kb
Inactive Memory: 4936 kb
Wired Memory: 7192 kb
Beta:
Physical Memory: 32768 kb
Free Memory: 1688 kb
Active Memory: 8048 kb
Inactive Memory: 2960 kb
Wired Memory: 15256 kb
What is "wired" memory and why does BETA have so much of it?
When issuing a ps aux on Alpha and Beta, the entries for the kernel(s)
are as follows:
....%cpu %mem VSZ RSS
Alpha 0.0 22.9 167M 6.9M
Beta 2.0 54.3 176M 16M
Is it entirely possible that my "network lag" problem could be occurring
because Beta's kernel is gobbling up half of my memory? I've looked in
the kernel configuration section of the OSF Installation Guide and have
found a section on reconfiguring the kernel, but would like to know what
its current configuration is before I start tinkering with it.
THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP!!!! (This list is a lifesaver!!!)
Mary Aplin
Loyola University, New Orleans
If anyone is ever in N.O., look me up; we'll do Hurricanes... (the drink!)
Received on Mon Jul 10 1995 - 23:55:28 NZST