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From: "Ross Penner" <ross.penner@gmail.com>
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Subject: diagnosing a reacurring system freeze
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Hi mailing list.

I've been running FreeBSD 6.2 on a computer as a gateway for my (very
small) local area network. Every two weeks since I've got it up and
running, it will completely lock up, seemingly randomly.  I would love
to investigate the root of the problem, but I'm not exactly sure where
to start. I'm sure there are many files I should be looking at but I
don't know what they are. Can someone guide me in the right direction?