erik <erik@geenspam.vanwesten.net> wrote in message news:<3eff3654$0$49112$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>...
> DJ_Farid wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I have an OpenBSD 3.2 box. It's an AMD K5 150Mhz, 21Mb RAM with a
> > D-Link DFE-530TX NIC. I run a FTP on it.
> > It can run smothly for months, until there is a lot of traffic on it.
> > The network just dies when that happens. The machine seems tu run
> > normal, but no traffic can go in or out. I can't even access with SSH.
> > But when I log in locally on the machine and reboot the thing, it
> > works again until the next time the networktraffic-load gets very
> > high.
> > Does anyone know what causes this? I don't even know how to
> > troubleshoot this problem. Where do I begin? Does anyone know how to
> > fix this?
> >
> > Any suggestions are welcome.
>
> Is the system overclocked? Does the processor fan work properly? I've
> seen similar faults on a system where the processor fan did not work
> anymore.
>
> EJ

The system is not overclocked. The fan works properly.
Could it be a heat related problem? The machine is not hot, but it
could be colder though...