by stavros » Mon Jan 02, 2023 9:15 am
Hi,
I used to get a similar problem a few months ago.
I have 3 usenet servers set up, with 5 connections each.
It started happening after I upgraded my connection fom 250Mb to 1Gb.
When the D/L stalled, I checked the server tab and saw that 1 of my usenet servers had all 5 connections 'redded out' with failures.
It happened multiple times, when any one of the servers' connections were all 'redded out', NB stalled completely accross ALL server D/L, not just the failed server.
I also noticed that I was not getting the 1Gb throughput that I was expecting, getting just over 350Mb (I use the ISP provided router in Cable Modem Mode and provide my own router - which was quite old).
My solution was to upgrade my router to a more recent version that supports the switching of data from input to output ports with a 2Gb matrix - no more 'redded out' connections.
The servers ceased failing and NB stopped stalling the D/L.
I now get just under 1Gb D/L speeds (internet weather permitting).
I don't know if your problem is the same, but I think it is worth checking out.
I don't think that NB should stall comepletely if only 1 of several servers is having problems, however I do understand that if the problem server happens to be the main one, not stalling completely may force NB to fallback to using a 'backup' - hence more exepensive/limited resource - server unexpectedly, so, on balance, stalling completely is the simplest and safest solution - unless a more complex solution can be implemented, taking into account the server types (primary, backup etc).
regards
Stavros
