> On the machine itself no messages are shown and the machine responds to
> repeated ENTER key presses with the login prompt. Once you enter "root"
> [ENTER] then no further responses (except line feeds as you press ENTER).
>
> What kind of hang is this? Could it be a DoS attack? Or is it some
On a FreeBSD 5.2.1 box that has been in production a long time, I have had
a new type of hang on two days this week, the type of which I have not
seen before. (No recent software/hardware changes).
Symptom: The machine is a web/email server only. It stops receiving new
SSH/HTTP/IMAP/POP connecti
