[syslog-ng]More information on time_reopen, continuous reconnects, and syslog-ng1.4.10 - 1.4.12.

[matthew.copeland@honeywell.com]

Well, I have spent some more time trying to narrow down the problem with
the client not reconnecting to the server more than once.  When I tried it
at home though, low and behold it worked.  After much investigation, I
have found that if I run the client off of Red Hat 6.2, it doesn't work,
but if I run the client off Red Hat 7.1, it does work.  So, the question
obviously becomes, why?  We have different kernels, libraries, and
compilers.  Anyone care to hazard a guess?  I am using the latest and
greatest versions of syslog-ng and libol now for all of my testing.

Matthew M. Copeland

On Mon, 20 Aug 2001 matthew.copeland@honeywell.com wrote:

> 
> I don't think that it is a problem with the server.  I think that it is a
> problem with the client.  If I HUP the client and it reconnects, I start
> seeing data go across to the server again.  Other clients connected to the
> same server while we are having problems with the downed client are still
> able to send data through.  This is what leads me to think that it is the
> client and not the server.
> 
> Matthew M. Copeland
> 
> 
> On Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Brad Arlt wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Aug 17, 2001 at 10:40:59PM +0000, matthew.copeland@honeywell.com wrote:
> > > This patch did not solve my problem at least.  It might solve someone
> > > elses problem though.  Does anyone have any other ideas on how to solve
> > > the client reconnect problem?
> > >
> > > Thanks for all the help,
> >
> > I can almost remember the problem you were having (hopefully I am
> > right).  You said that the server still thought that it was connected
> > to the client yes?
> >
> > Would not KEEPALIVE solve your problems?  That way the socket could detect
> > loss of connection.  If that isn't good enough you will need a heart beat
> > and a really short time out on the recv.
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