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Originally Posted by jggimi
- There's been a lot of network stack development since 6.0 was tagged for release in July of 2016.
- There have been 5 or 6 RELIABILITY errata patches posted for 6.0 since you built this -stable kernel, including fixes to PF for integer overflows and kernel memory leaks with ICMP packets.
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Interesting, thanks. So it's not a matter of examining some log files and twiddling some values in a configuration file...
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Originally Posted by jggimi
I don't know if updating your -stable system will eliminate the problems you've experienced. As well, the problems you are experiencing could have a hardware-related root cause. But either way, it's clear to me this system is not well-maintained, as it does not include the most recent published patches. Nor is it the most recent release.
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"not well-maintained"? Ouch!
I kind of expected basic network functionality to work well by now. Live and learn...
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Originally Posted by jggimi
- This forum is not an official support channel. We're just users trying to help each other. If you want to report a bug, the bugs@ mailing list is the appropriate place. But if you do, expect to be instructed to maintain your 6.0 system, since it is not up-to-date.
- Since you are unhappy with the OS and with the Project, consider switching to an OS that will make you happier. You won't have to put up with these problems, perhaps. Certainly not with those people. Or with me and my snarky replies (such as this one).
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Sometimes progress requires shaking things up a bit. I heard somewhere that there are three basic categories of people: creators of culture, maintainers of culture, and destroyers of culture - (oh gee, was that a Hitler quote?) - anyway, the point is that while it's reasonable to appreciate those who maintain the status quo, it also seems reasonable to avoid stagnation and maybe even make progress.
Lectures are fun, aren't they?
As always, thanks for your expertise and stellar technical communication. Without you here, I probably would have retired the OpenBSD hobby long ago.