Message: All network ports in use

From: Mary Aplin <aplin_at_alpha.loyno.edu>
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 1995 17:11:10 +0100 (MET)

Hello OSFfers --

I have a Alpha 3300 running OSF v2.0. I have approx 1700 total users --
the max that can log on at any given time is between 40 - 50. My alpha
has 64 meg memory.

The problem: when my system gets really busy, users trying to connect
(via telnet) to my system receive the message "all network ports in use".
I have battled with this problem in the past, and now its back. I'm not
sure where to look to solve this problem. Right now I look at all the
running jobs and kill idle ones.

I've already used ./MAKEDEV pty# to make all the ptys I can. Could one
of the many talented unix gurus reading this list please make
recommendations as to what I can do in order to free up some more telnet
ports for my users? (I admit I am a newbie!)

Thanks,

Mary Aplin
Loyola University, New Orleans

My /usr/sys/conf/BETA file is below:

********************************************************************
ident "BETA"

options GENERIC
options UERF
options OSF
options _LMF_
options ULT_BIN_COMPAT
options BIN_COMPAT
options COMPAT_43
options MACH
options MACH_IPC_TCACHE
options MACH_IPC_WWA
options MACH_IPC_XXXHACK
options STREAMS
options BSD_TTY
options LDTTY
options BUFCACHE_STATS
options INOCACHE_STATS
options STAT_TIME
options VAGUE_STATS
options UFS
options NFS
options STRKINFO
options INET
options UIPC
options SYSV_COFF
options SYSV_ELF
options QUOTA
options LABELS
options RT
options DLI
options LAT
makeoptions CDEBUGOPTS="-g3"
makeoptions PROFOPTS="-DPROFILING -DPROFTYPE=4"
#
# Special options (see configuring the kernel chapter
# in the Guide to System Administration)
#
timezone 0 dst 0
processors 1
dfldsiz 134217728
maxdsiz 1073741824
dflssiz 2097152
maxssiz 33554432
cpu "DEC3000_300"
maxusers 1024
machine alpha

config vmunix swap generic

bus tc0 at nexus?
callout after_c "../bin/mktcdata"
bus tcds0 at tc0 slot 4 vector tcdsintr
controller asc0 at tcds0 slot 0 vector ascintr
device disk rz3 at asc0 drive 24
device disk rz2 at asc0 drive 16
device disk rz5 at asc0 drive 40
controller ln0 at tc0 slot 5 vector lnintr
controller scc0 at tc0 slot 5 vector sccintr
controller bba0 at tc0 slot 5 vector bbaintr
controller fb0 at tc0 slot 6 vector fbint

*********************************************************************

scs_sysid 1
pseudo-device sysv_hab
pseudo-device svid_three_hab
pseudo-device svr_four_hab
pseudo-device soe_two_hab
pseudo-device rt_hab
pseudo-device cpus 1
pseudo-device rpty 750
pseudo-device lv 2
pseudo-device ether
pseudo-device sl 2
pseudo-device loop
pseudo-device strpush 16
pseudo-device netthreads 2
pseudo-device xcons
pseudo-device ws

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Received on Wed Oct 11 1995 - 22:42:02 NZDT

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