On 2026-03-24, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I am operating a dedicated server configured as both a web and mail > server. Earlier today, the system became completely unresponsive, > including failure to respond to ICMP (ping) requests. > > I contacted the hosting provider and requested a reboot. Following the > reboot, the server returned to normal operation. > > Upon reviewing the system logs, I identified the following entries > from the previous night: > > > Mar 24 03:17:18 mail /bsd: re0: watchdog timeout
you get this if the nic hangs but there's not enough information to guess at why that might have happened. > Mar 24 03:17:22 mail dhcpleased[99738]: bpf_send_packet: writev: No > buffer space available this would be expected if it keeps on transmitting while the nic is wedged. dmesg & information about what the system was doing at the time & anything unusual about network configuration might give some clues. -- Please keep replies on the mailing list.
