[arch-general] Strange network problem

[Fons Adriaensen]

Hello all,

I've got a strange problem with a machine that had a fresh install
three weeks ago. Nothing new has been installed on it since then.

About one time in four, after that machine has been booted, a ssh
to it (on a LAN) fails with 'no route to host'. Using ip link and
ip addr on it shows everything is OK, it's not a NIC that gets the
wrong name or so. The network on that machine is set up using netcfg,
in the recommended way (/etc/conf.d/netcfg).

Rebooting has solved the problem in all cases.

Any hints as to what is going wrong ?

TIA,

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