Re: Aklug server

I have a 2meg up/down connection that we can use for this also.
-Dee

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Anthony Valentine [mailto:amv@akvalentine.com]
>Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 06:45 PM
>To: adamb@glaven.org
>Cc: 'Alaska Linux Users Group'
>Subject: Re: Aklug server
>
>I have a 1MBit connection that I can donate. It's idle all day while
>I'm at work, so it won't bother me.
>
>Does the aklug server have a DVD drive? If you want, I can mirror one
>(or more) distro and write it to a DVD or two. If not a DVD, then a USB=
 
>HDD?
>
>Let me know.
>
>Anthony
>
>
>adamb@glaven.org wrote:
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>>While we're on the subject of the aklug server, I have two things to no=
te:
>>
>>1. For some reason, the server does NOT like DMA mode. Putting the sys=
tem in DMA mode and trying to transfer a lot of data causes a kernel erro=
r. I've tried two different kernels, with the same results. I haven't tr=
ied any non-centos kernels yet.
>>
>>Running the system without dma mode hasn't caused any kernel problems y=
et, but man is it slow!
>>
>>2. Trying to mirror debian, centos, fedora, and anything is simply too =
slow on my connections. I can do about 5G a day if I give it total priori=
ty and don't do anything else. BUt, it kills my connection, and since I =
work from here, it's just no good. IF anyone else here that frequents th=
e meetings has a faster connection (What's this I hear about a 3MBit GCI =
connection?) that wouldn't mind giving the aklug server a temporary home,=
 I'm sure we'd all be more than glad to let it be borrowed.
>>
>>I know that there's some email problems goin' on right now, so I won't =
expect answers too soon.
>>
>>Adam
>>
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