My server goes down and I do not know why

[Haulmark, Chris]

Someone broke the silence: 

> Hi my name is Phill. I am having an issue with my freebsd
> webserver that
> is behind a freebsd nat/firewall and was wondering if you can
> point me the
> right way to resolve my issue. My connection to my ISP (microwave
> wi-fi) keeps dying every couple days and I do not know where to start
> to determine the issue. What are the basic diagnostic steps for
> determining why my connection keeps dying every couple days? I do not
> know if it is a
> problem with the wifi, routing, or nat. If it is a problem w/
> wifi i want
> to compile a bunch of info to bring to isp to be like 'you
> idiots are not
> upholding sla!' and if it is my internal configuration I would like to
> simply resolve the issue. What is necessary for me to do for
> assistance in this issue?
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I would just install a bandwidth graphing software.

mrtg, cacti, or something else to graph up the usage of the bandwidth.  You can give them access when you discover some potential problems.

Chris