scp harddrive write freeze

LucidParody · 03-05-2005, 08:52 PM

Hi,

I'm running suse 9.1. it seems that every time my computer writes a big file using SCP to the harddrive it freezes up. It takes a while but eventually it unfreezes itself. I don't think this problem is limited to SCP, but it's when I first noticed it. Any ideas what's causing it?

Thanks

Matir · 03-05-2005, 10:07 PM

Does the system completely freeze? Does dmesg show anything after recovering from the "freeze"? Have you tried other protocols?

LucidParody · 03-05-2005, 11:21 PM

it doesn't completely freeze up. scp says it stalls, but eventually it picks back up (5 minute wait, maybe?) and the computer is restored to normal functionality. but then maybe a minute to five later, it'll do the same thing again. it doesnt give me any sort of error.

I've just tried sftp, but when I try to get a file, it doesnt even begin the transfer -- it just stays at 0megs downloaded 0:00sec. Eventually, I just control-c it.

Matir · 03-06-2005, 01:13 PM

Hrrm, you should try your client with a different server to see if you can determine which end is causing the problem. Likewise, try another client with the server. Perhaps the problem can be narrowed down.