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From: rwatson@clark.net (Robert Watson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs
Subject: FreeBSD 2.0R: system "stops"
Date: 2 Feb 1995 20:15:44 GMT
Organization: The Star-Lit BBS, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Twice in the last day our system has simply "stopped" responding the most 
of the outside world.  Due to the fact that it isn't responding, I can't 
get a core dump.  Ctrl-Alt-Delete doesn't do anything, however, the 
numlock/etc keys work.  The system accepts the correct TCP connections 
(eg., telnet connects, finger rejects (we have it configured so)), but 
then nothing happens.

This has only happened since the options gateway feature in the kernel 
has been enabled, and the system has been actively routing from sl0 to an 
ethernet.  We ran the system without actually gating (no slip) for two 
weeks without any problems like these, so I suspect the gating.  has 
anyone had any similar experience and/or is this fixed in a more recent 
SNAP?

If you need kernel config, etc, please let me know.