Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 14:59:27 -0500 (EST) From: Daniel Kalowsky <kalowsky@cs.jhu.edu> To: Alex <freebsd-reply@akruijff.dds.nl> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: machine disappearance after upgrade 4.7 Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.33.0211041459010.4890-100000@masters1.cs.jhu.edu> In-Reply-To: <7529585852.20021104204455@dds.nl>
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Odd that the SMTP server couldn't respond, but thank you Alex. I will try forwarding this to hackers now. Thanks. ~ Your INBOX quakes with fear! kalowsky@cs.jhu.edu For it has a message of mine! On Mon, 4 Nov 2002, Alex wrote: > 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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