Updating the kernel from 2.6.22-14-generic to 2.6.23.9 seems to have eliminated this bug from my system.
I followed instructions from http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=311158 -- Heavy network activity (eg: torrent/nfs file transfers) causes Hard System Locks and/or Network Freezes. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147464 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs