As stated in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/204996/comments/256 I also came to the conclusion that this is a deadlock inside the TCP/IP stack in some corner cases of the state machine. (In my case triggered by a lousy UMTS dialup connection...)
I even identified a patch inside 2.6.25, which might sure the problem, however I never got an answer from a kernel developer on this posting :( -- 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 subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs