[ Outline ] · Standard · Linear+ GUI freeze on connection - 2 CPUs

[Zom]

Computer configuration:
eMule Plus version:	1.2
Using proxy:	No
Firewall:	No
CPU:	Intel Core2 6400 @ 2.13 Ghz
Memory:	2 GB
Operating System:	XP Pro SP2
Updated drivers for network and video:	Yes

eMule+ 1.2 GUI freezes for about 60 second to 2 mins when connecting to a server, and then freezes for about 3-5 seconds every 60 seconds or so for about the next 20 minutes, then runs OK.

Freezing does not occur if eMule+ is started and is not connected to a server. Freezing always coincides with server connection, for all servers connected.

Task manager shows about 80% on one CPU and 45% on the other CPU coinciding precisely with the freezing. There is no concurrent increase in network activity, memory usage, swapping or disk activity.

The image below shows the activity. First peak when started, 2 min long peak when connecting, and subsequent short peaks at 1 min intervals 22 times and then all is OK. During each peak the GUI freezes.


PC is connected to a LAN. The LAN is firewalled. The PC is not.

This is my new PC. The old PC was single processor 2.4GHz. eMule+ 1.2 worked just fine on the old PC for zonks. When istalled on the new PC *EXACTLY* as was on the old PC this problem started.

Nothing else on the network has changed.

New information 1 - the short peaks do not relate to server keep-alive. Doubling the keep-alive period made no difference to the behaviour.
New information 2 - inspecting the logs it seems that the 22 short peaks in activity correspond with entries of "Published 200 file(s) on the server, nnnn remaining".

Hope you can help.

Zom.

This post has been edited by Zom: Oct 4 2006, 09:36

[muleteer]

Which firewall are you using?
What happens if the firewall is disabled?
Is the XP firewall disabled?
Is there a worm protection feature in McAfee that blocks incoming connections (mini firewall)? If so, have you configured it to allow eMule Plus traffic?

From what I can see your computer goes crazy when the server responds to a query from your client. This has to be a firewall issue. Look for hidden firewalls.

If you are using ICS (internet connection sharing) you must enable the XP internal firewall and manually add emule to the list of exclusions.

HTH

[Fuxie - DK]

If you are using ICS (internet connection sharing) you must enable the XP internal firewall and manually add emule to the list of exclusions.

Are you 100% sure about that??

In Windows 2003 Server, ICS requires internal FireWall to be DISABLED. Otherwise you can't configure ANYTHING for ICS...