Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 18:33:28 -0500 From: "Josh Paetzel" <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> To: "Chris Hill" <chris@monochrome.org>, "FreeBSD Questions List" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Overnight lobotomy? Message-ID: <006201bff110$94288f00$84430ace@hacker> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000718084627.80632A-100000@mail>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hill" <chris@monochrome.org> To: "FreeBSD Questions List" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 8:00 AM Subject: Overnight lobotomy? > Hi all, > > Got a strange one here. I have a machine that's been happily running > 3.1R ever since that was the current Release, close to a year now. > > Last night it was running just fine, but this morning I can't log in > from the console or from anywhere else. The keyboard responds to > alt-Fn, but to no other keys. Moused doesn't seem to be running, > either. From other hosts on the LAN, I can ping it but cannot telnet > or ftp. Its POP server does not respond, nor does its netatalk server. > > I'd try the usual diagnostic tools, but that's not easy when you can't > get a prompt! > > FWIW, this machine is on an RFC1918 net behind a NATting firewall > (ipfw under 3.3R), and the firewall machine is running fine. > > Any ideas? Am I going to have to press the Big Red Button? > If none of the services that you want running are responding, than it looks like a reboot won't hurt anything other than your uptime. I know it's a bold move, but I'd go for it man. If you need some moral support, try the following phrase, "It's ok to cycle the power when the box is hung." :) Josh > Thanks in advance. > > -- > Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org > [1] Bus error netscape > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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