Re: [FW1] Problems with FW 4.1 SP 3 auto-negotiate

["Malang" <malang@FW1-NOSPAMnyc.rr.com>]

on Solaris 2.6, do not use auto negotiation. Hard code the interface
speed/duplex in '/etc/system'.

Malangg

----- Original Message -----
From: Loesch, John <John.Loesch@ssa.gov>
To: 'Newsmaster' <newsmaster@ttd.net>
Cc: <fw-1-mailinglist@lists.us.checkpoint.com>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 2:09 PM
Subject: RE: [FW1] Problems with FW 4.1 SP 3


>
> I once saw something like this on another box where the network interface
> was set to autonegotiate speed.  When there wasn't a network connection,
> there was nothing to negotiate with and it never got set.  The interface
> card would, however, keep checking every so many minutes and retry the
> negotiation.  While the negotiation was going on, everything (including
the
> mouse) would freeze up just a couple of seconds.  Just a thought...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Newsmaster [mailto:newsmaster@ttd.net]
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 5:48 AM
> To: fw-1-mailinglist@lists.us.checkpoint.com
> Subject: [FW1] Problems with FW 4.1 SP 3
>
>
>
>
> Hi.
>
> We have an 4.1 FW with SP 3 installed on Solaris 2.6
>
> It has 54 rules and 83 translations. Recently we are having
> troubles with this firewall: It gets frozen every 1 2 or 3 minutes for a
> seconds, an then continues working ok. The machine is not loaded, it has
> processor and memory enough. We have changed the machine an the problems
> continues. We have tested the network an the Catalyst, and it's ok. Whe
> have testet with two firewalls: the same machine, the same OS and the same
> FW started, one is managing connections, a lot, an the other not. The
> problem is in the FW working and not in the other FW. I think there is a
> problem in FW 4.1 software. Whe have monitorized th machine and it seems
> desn't have problems at all: load is ok, memory ok, disk ok, etc.
>
> Any idea? Is 4.1 stable enough to work ok in hard conditions? Any
> bug? Any help?
>
> We had a lot of troubles in our working due this problem.
>
> Hoping answers (Please)
>
> Adolfo Ranero Serrano
>
>
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