ssh/ethernet hanging...

[D. Hugh Redelmeier]

| From: Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org>

| On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 11:37:58PM -0400, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:

| > Consider passing in odd kernel parameters that turn off magic
| > features.  Eg. noacpi.  Sorry, I don't have a good list for you to
| > try.  Maybe someone else does.  Lennart?
| 
| No, I have no idea what would make scp stop.

Actually, I was wondering if you had a nice set of suggested magic
kernel parameters to try.

| Does the target run low on disk space (I have seen reiserfs3 grind to
| a halt when nearing 100% full but not quite there.  Things just took
| forever but didn't fail because it wasn't quite full yet).

Very good point.  I've had Linux behave mysteriously bad when / gets
full (and perhaps other filesystems like /var).  Not the first thing I
check, but it should be.
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