[Xitami] TCP stack problem on windows?

[Francis Turner]

Melle Koning wrote:

>[ xitami stability good, only trouble with FTP ]
>PR> one of my helpers tries to upload a mess of files, it would
>PR> probably run forever. Especially on Win2000, which has a better
>PR> TCP stack than NT4. 
>
>I've got another problem with Xitami, or at least: I think Xitami may
>be causing some troubles. But maybe it's due to TCP stack troubles on
>Win98, I don't know.
>
>Let me explain my setup and when the problem occurs:
>
>The server I'm running xitami on has two network-cards. Basicly the
>setup is as follows:
>
>Internet  --CableModem  ---- Server(NIC1)
>                        ---- Server(NIC2) ----- LAN
>
>So, the server has two NICs, one for the 'outside' and the other for
>the Lan. The server runs Win98 and serves my homepage with Xitami.
>
>People on the LAN can do anything they want on the internet because
>the server is also running Sygate software.
>
>Now  the  problem is that everytime someone on the LAN connects to the
>homepage (either on the local or external ip-address), the
>internet-connection is lost! After about 30 seconds, the
>internet-connection to the outside is back again. Pretty strange
>right?
>
>Could this be due to:
>a) The workings of Xitami?
>b) The OS; Win98?
>c) Sygate?
>d) Something funny the ISP has done to the CableModem?
>
>For the record: with 'External' I mean that via the LAN people connect
>to the homepage on the NIC1 IP-address instead of NIC2.
>(So, NIC2 having the local 192.168.0.1 address).
>
>Any suggestions?
>
Suggestions thta the problem is Sygate and/or Win98 seem likely to be 
correct.

I reformatted the HD of my gateway machine and installed smoothwall 
(www.smoothwall.org) and then was a vrey naughty boy and installed 
Xitami on the internal LAN port precisesly what Smoothwall doesn't want 
you to do. It works a treat!

Francis

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