Can an ASP script bring the web server to a halt?

[teash]

I am not sure what's making it happen, but twice today and about once a week the server needs to be restarted because the asp pages take forever to process.

I will execute something like "MakeOrder.asp" and eventually it will be displayed but it takes about 100 times longer.

The similarities I see from the Performance monitor are the
anonmyous users are about 15-35, the request queue increases, and so does the Request Execution (but I don't think as fast as the request queue).

And even a few times the CPU jumped to 100%. I have read about inet and the CPU jump and the patch has been installed.

I downloaded the IIS debug utilty and I am waiting for it to happen again to see if I can trap the exception. But I am not sure if I am talented enough the analyze the data.

I am thinking its an ASP script that has gone wild, but I don't know. I read and read hopeing to see a similar problem and a fix. Until then.... I will just reboot Windows NT 4 and curse at it!

Regards,
Tim












I really don't know what I am talking about, I just talk!

 

[teash]

yes.

I really don't know what I am talking about, I just talk!

 

[dk87]

You may have a memory leak. Run Windows Update in the event that it is a know fix. You may also be running out of resources. How much RAM do you have? How big is the swap file? How much free drive space?