From: Mike Wolman (mikenux.co.uk)
Date: Wed Jan 05 2005 - 04:46:30 CST

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I had the exact same problem - i also swapped hardware - replaced machines
tried different network cards by different vendors.

Do you have any pptp clients behind the machine?

I found having 2 clients running pptp client software connecting the the
same external pptp server will cause openbsd (and freebsd) to lockup.

Mike.

On Wed, 5 Jan 2005, knitti wrote:

>> So far I've tried swapping out the NICs, the keyboard, even the entire
>> PC itself for another spare one I have that runs 3.6 as well. Nothing
>> makes a difference.
> I know, you did try to swap some hardware. But just in case: I had the
> exact same behaviour with a box for ~1.5 years (locking up after 6 to
> 12 weeks). The PSU died. With the new PSU it run fine ever since.
>
> Just in case it's more complicated: try to find a pattern: high traffic,
> unusual traffic, lockups happen only at night or while your neighbour
> vacuums his st.bernhards with his ultra-5000W-vac-o-matic..... (the
> first two could indicate a problem with your os or hardware, the last two
> indicate rather exterior problems)
>
> --knitti

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