Terminated due to comm error / Client Disconnects

SpirItual · 05-05-2005 , 02:33 PM #1 (**permalink**)

The trouble is that server rather often disconnects user with following message in log file:
05/05/2005 14:54:40 {HINOHAG} {ZFFPMFDAP} SignOff 192.168.1.31 3 5941 "terminated due to comm error"

i tried to fix that problem by increasing
Timeout to 30000
KeepAliveTimeout to 1500
MaxKeepAliveRequests to 1000
and finally KeepAlive to off in httpd.conf

but it didn't help

client connects using ADSL.
server is on 115 kbs dedicated line Win32 4.4 build 19 Celeron 1700 256 Mb RAM .

What can i do to fix it ?

nerdo · 05-05-2005 , 03:57 PM #2 (**permalink**)

Is this during regular chatting? I can imagine your ISP on a DSL is probly overselling the connection and your line gets polluted. The only option I can tell you is to serve all your media from a website to keep the line clean from file transfers.

Janus · 05-05-2005 , 06:34 PM #3 (**permalink**)

A server more than anything needs upload bandwidth (sending data). ADSL's hardware is by default garunteed to be slower at uploading than downloading (asynchronous speeds). Not to mention most ISPs will cap or 'limit' your speeds to download at strikingly fast speeds, and upload incredibly slow. So yeah, try hosting the media externally. Welcome to standard ISP customer service 101 - more like servicing your bank account!

SpirItual · 05-06-2005 , 09:48 AM #4 (**permalink**)

Yes it is during regular chatting. My media is already at website. Hm.. and ADSL - that's a client's line. Server is connected to inet using dedicated access line (leased line). Of course channel capacity can be bottleneck in case of hundreds users. But trouble is that there is only ONE user (two with me) :( . Maybe there is a way to make server insensitive to data transmit/receive delays ? How does it find out that there is a comm error ? Wut's does it consider to be a comm error ? :?:

maarten · 05-06-2005 , 04:46 PM #5 (**permalink**)

Windows servers are not designed to handle much more then 8 users at the same time. If your server is popular and you want to keep it this way you should switch to Linux.

The wide spread horror stories about windows servers has convinced me that windows is nice to work on at home but never a good platform for running a Palace server. Its why we started the Palace on Co-Linux Wiki pages:

http://palaceplanet.net/wiki/

Sorry but the only solution I can suggest for this problem is move to Linux.

Janus · 05-06-2005 , 07:07 PM #6 (**permalink**)

Windows makes a horrible server regardless what port/protocol/medium.

Every week it seems like another Microsoft IIS Webserver system that's suppose to protect US citizen information about your identity gets 'cracked' into. Sites like LexisNexis.com! Who subscribe to the US government to host background information about US citizens (Social Security Numbers, First/Middle/Last names, Drivers License Number, Criminal Record, perhaps even your credit history). Everything you would need to register a bank account or credit card under somebody else's name, and shoot their credit in the ass! If you live in the USA and you feel like you're safe, wake up fool! You're not worthy to be ignorant of the truth!

More and more routers and servers online in general appear to be switching over to Windows. And the overall performances of the servers/routers online appear to be heading downhill. Could there be a connection between the degrading of internet performance and Windows becoming more popular for server activities? Only time will tell!

A wonderful example of how wonderful Windows is on such a minor scale. I have a fileserver in my house that runs a Linux distro/FTP server. Linux FTP client to that server gets about 8 or 9 MBs/sec upload, while Windows FTP client to that server only gets about 75 kB/sec... WTF?!

Microsoft says implementing full TCP/IP protocol usage into Windows would open up more exploits... funny haha! Unix/Linux systems have had full TCP/IP protocol support for years now, and Windows has still had more exploits, by FAR!

Say what you can in defense of Windows, the truth is, it's pathetic, PERIOD!

maarten · 05-06-2005 , 07:34 PM #7 (**permalink**)

In short: Windows Sucks :P

Janus · 05-07-2005 , 08:34 AM #8 (**permalink**)

amen *bows*

lovedoctx · 03-28-2007 , 09:26 PM #9 (**permalink**)

I agree upon the windows sucking. Yet for the "user friendlyness" i use windows. For stability I would use Linux. I know this post is old, but thought I would give my thoughts.