[hobbit] proxy problems?

[Jones, Jason (Altrincham)]

This is everything from hobbitlaunch.cfg on the proxy (minus comments)

[hobbitd]
        ENVFILE /usr/local/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg
        CMD hobbitd --listening=127.0.0.1
--pidfile=$BBSERVERLOGS/hobbitd.pid --restart=$BBTMP/hobbitd.chk
--checkpoint-file=$BBTMP/hobbitd.chk --checkpoint-interval=600
--log=$BBSERVERLOGS/hobbitd.log --admin-senders=127.0.0.1
--store-clientlogs=!msgs

[bbstatus]
        DISABLED

[bbhistory]
        ENVFILE /usr/local/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg
        NEEDS hobbitd
        CMD hobbitd_channel --channel=stachg
--log=$BBSERVERLOGS/history.log hobbitd_history

[hostdata]
        ENVFILE /usr/local/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg
        NEEDS hobbitd
        CMD hobbitd_channel --channel=clichg
--log=$BBSERVERLOGS/hostdata.log hobbitd_hostdata


[bbdata]
        DISABLED

[bbnotes]
        DISABLED
        ENVFILE /usr/local/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg
        NEEDS hobbitd
        CMD hobbitd_channel --channel=notes
--log=$BBSERVERLOGS/notes.log hobbitd_filestore --notes

[bbenadis]
        DISABLED

[bbpage]
        ENVFILE /usr/local/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg
        NEEDS hobbitd
        CMD hobbitd_channel --channel=page  --log=$BBSERVERLOGS/page.log
hobbitd_alert --checkpoint-file=$BBTMP/alert.chk
--checkpoint-interval=600

[rrdstatus]
        ENVFILE /usr/local/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg
        NEEDS hobbitd
        CMD hobbitd_channel --channel=status
--log=$BBSERVERLOGS/rrd-status.log hobbitd_rrd --rrddir=$BBVAR/rrd

[rrddata]
        ENVFILE /usr/local/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg
        NEEDS hobbitd
        CMD hobbitd_channel --channel=data
--log=$BBSERVERLOGS/rrd-data.log hobbitd_rrd --rrddir=$BBVAR/rrd

[clientdata]
        ENVFILE /usr/local/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg
        CMD hobbitd_channel --channel=client
--log=$BBSERVERLOGS/clientdata.log hobbitd_client


[bbproxy]
        ENVFILE /usr/local/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg
        CMD $BBHOME/bin/bbproxy --report --no-daemon --hobbitd
--bbdisplay=137.202.8.239,127.0.0.1 --listen=137.202.205.54
--pidfile=$BBSERVERLOGS/bbproxy.pid
        LOGFILE $BBSERVERLOGS/bbproxy.log

[hobbitfetch]
        DISABLED

[bbdisplay]
        ENVFILE /usr/local/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg
        GROUP generators
        CMD bbgen $BBGENOPTS --report --nopropyellow=msgs,uptime
        LOGFILE $BBSERVERLOGS/bb-display.log
        INTERVAL 1m

[bbcombotest]
        ENVFILE /usr/local/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg
        CMD $BBHOME/bin/bbcombotest
        LOGFILE $BBSERVERLOGS/bbcombotest.log
        INTERVAL 5m

[bbnet]
        ENVFILE /usr/local/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg
        CMD bbtest-net --report --ping --checkresponse
        LOGFILE $BBSERVERLOGS/bb-network.log
        INTERVAL 5m

[bbretest]
        ENVFILE /usr/local/hobbit/server/etc/hobbitserver.cfg
        CMD $BBHOME/ext/bbretest-net.sh
        LOGFILE $BBSERVERLOGS/bb-retest.log
        INTERVAL 2m


[hobbitclient]
        ENVFILE /usr/local/hobbit/client/etc/hobbitclient.cfg
        CMD /usr/local/hobbit/client/bin/hobbitclient.sh
        LOGFILE $BBSERVERLOGS/hobbitclient.log
        INTERVAL 5m



-----Original Message-----
From: Buchan Milne [mailto:bgmilne at staff.telkomsa.net] 
Sent: 03 January 2007 12:43
To: hobbit at hswn.dk
Cc: Jones, Jason (Altrincham)
Subject: Re: [hobbit] proxy problems?

On Wednesday 03 January 2007 13:32, Jones, Jason (Altrincham) wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> I got the proxy set-up between our site here and in Newbury but at
4:30
> last night I got a call saying we were using a high level of
bandwidth,
> the network team investigated and found hobbit to be using 50% of our
> 2mb connection, is this normal? How can I run tests etc. to see how
the
> proxy is working and are there any settings I might alter to make it
use
> less bandwidth?

Please explain how you have set up your proxy.

For instance, in your scenario, I would expect that the *only* things
running 
(not marked as DISABLED in hobbitlaunch.cfg) on your "proxy" are the
bbproxy 
and bbnet tasks.

Regards,
Buchan

-- 
Buchan Milne
ISP Systems Specialist - Monitoring/Authentication Team Leader
B.Eng,RHCE(803004789010797),LPIC-2(LPI000074592)