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Date:      Tue, 9 Apr 1996 21:04:51 +0000 ()
From:      Andrew Foster <adf@cafu.fl.net.au>
To:        Joerg Wunsch <joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de>
Cc:        freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org, cinder@cafu.fl.net.au
Subject:   Re: Machines locking
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960409210354.324A-100000@cafu.fl.net.au>
In-Reply-To: <199604080941.LAA04290@uriah.heep.sax.de>

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On Mon, 8 Apr 1996, J Wunsch wrote:

> > A lockup in which :
> > 
> > -  pings return
> > -  some programs will still work via opening a socket (e.g. telnetting to
> > port 80 will sometimes work, but not always)
> > -  I can telnet in (no connection refused) but nothing will happen
> > -  I can switch vtys at the console
> > -  Pressing enter at the console login prompt will redisplay the banner
> > -  Entering a username and pressing enter will do nothing - the machine just
> > sits there
> > -  The only way to fix it is to press reset
> 
> Out of mbufs?  I think it's the same appearance.
> 
> Try
> 
> 	options		"NMBCLUSTERS=2048"
> 
> in your config file.

Latest update :

these machines still lock despite :

	options		"NMBCLUSTERS=2048"
	options		NO_SWAPPING

Anyone else got any other ideas ?  Someone I spoke to said their machines
were fine with 2.0.5 and as soon as they switched to 2.1.0 they had this
problem.

Thanks,
Andrew

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Andrew Foster
adf@fl.net.au




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