DJ_Farid wrote:

> 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...

Could be. Start measuring temperatures. Check the ram, maybe you have a
faulty ram somewhere.

EJ
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