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Date:      Thu, 8 May 2003 08:44:15 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Marwan Fayed <mfayed@cs.bu.edu>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: remote logins hang (new info)
Message-ID:  <Pine.SOL.4.20.0305080842030.904-100000@csa.bu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.4.20.0305080839560.664-100000@csa.bu.edu>

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On Thu, 8 May 2003, Marwan Fayed wrote:

> I have a situation that is extremely peculiar. My problem is easily
> described but not so easily diagnosed. When I login to my freebsd server
> from a remote host (on local network), after a random amount of time the
> connection just hangs -- unless I hit a key on the keyboard. The
> connection just freezes and sits there
> forever (or until the localhost resets the connection).

As it turns out, I do not need to be connected for the problem to
occur. There have been times when I telnet/ssh/ping/etc to the machine and
there is no response -- unless I walk over to it and hit a key on the
keyboard.

Thanks, again.
--marwan



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