Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 20:44:55 +0100 From: Alex <freebsd-reply@akruijff.dds.nl> To: Dan Kalowsky <kalowsky@cs.jhu.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: machine disappearance after upgrade 4.7 Message-ID: <7529585852.20021104204455@dds.nl>
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Hello/Beste Dan, I got a message from the smtp server that this mail could not be send..... Friday, October 25, 2002, 2:26:29 PM, you wrote: > Hi everyone, > Hopefully someone can give me a pointer or two here. A normally > extremely stable machine running FreeBSD has become rather unstable > after upgrading to the 4.7 release. > By unstable I mean disappearing off the network suddenly, and having > console non-responsive to anything but a nice ctl-alt-del reboot. The > log files only show one thing that may be of issue: >> Oct 25 01:05:48 x-wing /kernel: arplookup 207.8.132.194 failed: host >> is not on local network >> Oct 25 01:36:27 x-wing /kernel: arplookup 207.8.132.194 failed: host >> is not on local network >> bash-2.05a$ ifconfig -a >> de0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 >> inet 207.106.130.84 netmask 0xfffffff0 broadcast 207.106.130.95 What the relation between this (207.106.130.84) computer and 207.8.132.194? > Right before the machine disappears, these messages start repeating > rather rapidly to the tune of one about ever 5 seconds. This behavior > was not seen in any of the earlier FreeBSD releases. The said IP > address is the IP for the nameserver of the cluster group, which is > responding just fine to requests. A quick search of the archives > reveals nothing thats of any help to me so... > Have I somehow misconfigured my upgrade, and if so any suggestions on > what to fix or where to begin looking? Or have I stumbled upon a legit > bug? Perhaps its time to repost this message at the hackers maillist. If it is a bug, they be better at helping you. Right now i'm guessing that it is one. > By unstable I mean disappearing off the network suddenly, and having > console non-responsive to anything but a nice ctl-alt-del reboot. This especially is strange. > If more information is needed, it can be provided. Any and all help > would be appreciated. Hello/Beste Dan, Monday, October 28, 2002, 2:09:25 PM, you wrote: > Oct 25 01:05:48 x-wing /kernel: arplookup 207.8.132.194 failed: host > is not on local network > Oct 25 01:36:27 x-wing /kernel: arplookup 207.8.132.194 failed: host > is not on local network What kind of server is 207.8.132.194 and what is its relation to this (207.106.130.84) machine? > Output from ifconfig for your review: Sorry, this didn't seem relevant after all. Is there a program running that interfere with the sending of the arp packages? Perhaps its time to repost this message at the hackers maillist. If it is a bug, they be better at helping you. Right now i'm guessing that it is one. > By unstable I mean disappearing off the network suddenly, and having > console non-responsive to anything but a nice ctl-alt-del reboot. This especially is strange. (Way would the machine lockup when not finding the ip of another computer? -- Best regards/Met vriendelijke groet, Alex To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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