[rescue] weird problem

[Linc Fessenden]

On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Mike Nicewonger wrote:

> OK, 
> 
> This morning when I decided to check my mail I kept getting time-outs while
> trying to connect to my mailserver from my Linux box. anyway, I rebooted the
> Linux box, no change. So I get poking around and cannot connect to my
> nameserver. odd....I reboot the nameserver and all seems well. I got my mail
> and things seemed fine. Then, while having an SSH xterm open I noticed that I
> am no longer seeing my console messages. OK I says WTF???
> 
> I go to the server room, connect a VT to the mailserver and all looks good.
> getting console messages on the VT, I can see the nameservers, ping anybody I
> want etc.
> 
> Now I go back to the linix box, when I ping the mail server I get 1 packet
> back, all the rest go off into the ether....still no console messages. I can
> pop my mail just fine. 
> 
> Any ideas?? I am stumped.
> 
> Mike N

Here's a wierder one for ya.  I got one message through to you, and now
they are getting returned again!

-Linc Fessenden

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