Subj : Re: [Help] Strange Linux server no response problem, fixed by hitting ENTER at console!
To   : comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.help
From : Charles
Date : Fri Jul 23 2004 11:25 am

Hi Robert,

It is a text mode installation with no X-Window, the console I hitting =
ENTER is the mingetty login prompt with no user login.

It reported different things in 2 different incidents:
1) init: Sending process the TERM signal
2) net: run message suppressed

I cannot find any errors in /var/log/messages, but I found some strange =
error message in /var/log/kern.log:
Jul 23 10:08:27 server kernel: sending pkt_too_big (len[1500] =
pmtu[1443]) to self
Jul 23 10:09:51 server kernel: sending pkt_too_big (len[1500] =
pmtu[1443]) to self
Jul 23 10:14:16 server kernel: sending pkt_too_big (len[1500] =
pmtu[1443]) to self
Jul 23 10:15:00 server kernel: Dead loop on netdevice ipsec0, fix it =
urgently!
Jul 23 10:15:00 server kernel: Dead loop on netdevice ipsec0, fix it =
urgently!
Jul 23 10:15:33 server kernel: sending pkt_too_big (len[1500] =
pmtu[1443]) to self
Jul 23 10:20:12 server kernel: sending pkt_too_big (len[1500] =
pmtu[1443]) to self

I did some searches from the net but cannot find any clues related to =
our server's problem:


Best Regards,
Charles


"Robert E A Harvey" <robertharvey@my-deja.com> wrote in message =
news:5acbdcbf.0407211540.78d9a20e@posting.google.com...
> "Charles" <charles@aib.net.noospam> wrote=20
> > The most strange thing is, when I press an ENTER key at the console, =
the
> > problem solved instantly and everything back to normal.=20
>=20
> Hmm.
> I think we need a bit more info=20
> - are you running in text mode (init 3) or a graphical desktop (init
> 5)?
> - when you say the console, do you mean that - or do you mean at any
> prompt, or at any time with the X display running?
> - WHat prompts/messages appear on your console before you press
> 'enter'?
> - what does tail -100 /var/log/messages tell us?

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