[Skimmertalk] skimmer server crash?

[Ingemar Fogelberg]

Hi all!

I had lots of trouble with my Skimmer server even when on a separate
ethernet card.

I think I finally got everything working by putting all Skimmer related
files on the anti virus scan exception list.

73
Ingo SM5AJV / SE5E

Den fre 28 juni 2019 17:43Björn Ekelund <bjorn at ekelund.nu> skrev:

> I would try with 8x96kHz and without ini file cycling, in two separate
> tests.
> That should give you further clues.
>
> A friend of mine had issues like yours and found they emanated from his
> router
> which did something strange once per night. Somehow it interfered, in spite
> of not being
> directly in the path between his PC and the RP.
>
> I am a little disappointed CW Skimmer Server is so fragile in this respect.
>
> Björn SM7IUN
>
>
> Den fre 28 juni 2019 kl 16:27 skrev David Robbins <k1ttt.dave at gmail.com>:
>
> > The skimmers are on dedicated gigabit switches that nothing else uses so
> I
> > doubt it’s the network.
> >
> >
> >
> > I’ll have to watch and see if it happens more when the aggregator
> switches
> > or at some other time.
> >
> >
> >
> > David Robbins K1TTT
> > e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
> > web: http://wiki.k1ttt.net <http://wiki.k1ttt.net/>
> > AR-Cluster node: telnet://k1ttt.net:7373 <telnet://k1ttt.net:7373/>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Björn Ekelund [mailto:bjorn at ekelund.nu]
> > Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 14:18
> > To: k1ttt at arrl.net
> > Cc: Skimmertalk
> > Subject: Re: [Skimmertalk] skimmer server crash?
> >
> >
> >
> > The fact that your 6x96ksps receiver runs fine points to a LAN bandwidth
> > issue.
> >
> > 8x192ksps produces a LOT of traffic and requires gigabit performance end
> > to end.
> >
> >
> >
> > CW Skimmer Server reacts on delayed or lost packets by crashing. Not very
> > constructive,
> >
> > but that how it works.
> >
> >
> >
> > If both crashed that could have pointed to e.g. your router. Some older
> > routers pause
> >
> > traffic briefly when doing things like renewing WAN IP address lease.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73,
> >
> >
> >
> > Björn SM7IUN
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Den fre 28 juni 2019 kl 14:05 skrev David Robbins <k1ttt.dave at gmail.com
> >:
> >
> > In the last few days I have been finding the cw skimmer server crashed
> when
> > I get up in the morning.  pushing the 'now' button on the aggregator to
> > restart the day ini brings it back.  anyone else seeing that?  I haven't
> > tried to figure out if it is the day or night one that is crashing yet.
> > this
> > is doing 8x192khz bands day and night with the new rp.  The rtty skimmer
> > doing 6x96khz on the 2nd receiver of the same rp seems to keep on
> running.
> >
> >
> >
> > David Robbins K1TTT
> > e-mail:  <mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net> mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
> > web:  <http://wiki.k1ttt.net/> http://wiki.k1ttt.net
> > AR-Cluster node:  <telnet://k1ttt.net:7373/> telnet://k1ttt.net:7373
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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