[pptp-server] Any known problems on SMP machines

[Rich Hall]

Someplace here on the thread is a statement that 2.2.14 does not work on
SMP machines.. I beg to differ.. I have 11 machines all running 2.2.14 now
for the better part of a year+ all with AMD SCSI RAID controllers (Express
200 and 1400 ) with ASUS P2B motherboards and all is fine with no downtime
on any of them. 3C905 NIC's too and ATI Video.

-Rich

On Thu, 17 Aug 2000, Kenneth E. Lussier wrote:

> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 12:58:01 -0400
> From: Kenneth E. Lussier <kenlussier at mediaone.net>
> To: Michael Walter <walterm at gliatech.com>
> Cc: "PPTPD User Group (E-mail)" <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
> Subject: Re: [pptp-server] Any known problems on SMP machines
> 
> Hardware could be a very real problem. Since I have been havin
> hard-lock issues of my own, I have been researching not only all
> of the software on the box, but also all of the hardware issues.
> I hope that this info is helpful to someone. Some things that I
> have found:
> 
> 1)VA Linux uses an Adaptec 7986/7 SCSI controller that is not
> completely supported by the kernel (source-VA Linux)
> 
> 2) The EEPro/100 has a tendency to take an IRQ that is reserved
> by a SCSI controller (source - Donald Becker)
> 
> 3) SMP support in the current kernels can be flakey  depending on
> the bus (Source - Mission Critical Linux)
> 
> 4) The ethernet bonding driver is extremely flakey (Source -
> Mission Critical Linux)
> 
> 5) DEC Tulip-based cards have trouble auto-negotiating (source -
> Donald Becker)
> 
>  
> 
> 
> Michael Walter wrote:
> > 
> > I have SMP and PPTPD working flawlessly on a Dell Poweredge 1300 w/ dual
> > pentium3-500, perc2/sc raid.  It was a bit of a pain to get up, but none of
> > the problems were related to smp support.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Michael J. Walter
> > rhce mcse mcp+i a+
> > Network Administrator
> > Gliatech, Inc.
> > 23420 Commerce Park Rd.
> > Beachwood, Ohio 44122
> > Tel: (216) 831-3200
> > Email: walterm at gliatech.com
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joshua Nekl [mailto:jnekl at kc.rr.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 10:02 AM
> > To: James Orr; pptp-server at lists.schulte.org
> > Subject: Re: [pptp-server] Any known problems on SMP machines
> > 
> > What kernel are you using.
> > 
> > There are problems on SMP boxes with kernel versions below 2.2.15 or so.
> > Supposibly, kernel 2.2.15 or 2.2.16 works, though I haven't tried it yet (I
> > know 2.2.14 doesn't work).
> > 
> > - Josh
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "James Orr" <jorr at loudcloud.com>
> > To: <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 2:51 PM
> > Subject: [pptp-server] Any known problems on SMP machines
> > 
> > > Currently trying to lock down some instabilities in a poptop
> > > installation. The one machine which is a uniprocessor seems to be
> > > working properly, however, the 2 multiprocessor machines are flaky. Am I
> > > racing down a blind alley?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > -Jim
> > >
> > 
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