Take the tour ×  I have this strange issue. scp is hard locking
my server.  I have tried memcheck, tried downloading big files
using wget, tried speed test in openssl and everything works
just fine, yet every time I try to copy something (from or to
the machine) using scp, it hard locks the machine.  Not even
sysrq magic key combos work.  What could be the cause of this? I
have no idea where to look.  Edit: I just managed to crash the
system using nfs server.  share|improve this question Running
strace scp ...? Un-installing/re-installing completely your ssh
suite? –  forcefsck Jun 25 '11 at 19:46 @forcefsck nothing
helpful there. I just managed to crash the system using nfs
server, so it isn't just scp. But scp works very reliable. – 
Let_Me_Be Jun 25 '11 at 20:21 add comment  2 Answers  up vote 1
down vote accepted  I suspect there's an obscure bug in either
your Ethernet driver, or your Ethernet device's firmware or
hardware. Can you trigger the bug by scp'ing to localhost? If
not, try replacing the compon