automatic unwanted shutdown [solved]

[Trio3b]

Using MDK 10.2 with Firefox 2.0 and APC UPS battery backup. Installed pbeagent from APC about one week ago and am now experiencing UNWANTED autoshutdowns. UPS seems to be working properly otherwise with a 60 sec. delay on loss of power to initiation of shutdown.

Here is a snippet from /var/log/messages:

 

etc..............

Sep 27 22:08:08 dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on eth0 to 192.168.0.1 port 67

Sep 27 22:08:08 dhclient: DHCPACK from 192.168.0.1

Sep 27 22:08:08 dhclient: bound to 70.251.56.60 -- renewal in 259 seconds.

Sep 27 22:08:12 kernel: Shorewall:net2all:DROP:IN=eth0 OUT= MAC=***************

SRC=222.161.2.11 DST=70.251.56.60 LEN=919 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=46 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=48116 DPT=1026 LEN=899

Sep 27 22:08:12 kernel: Shorewall:net2all:DROP:IN=eth0 OUT= MAC=**************

SRC=222.161.2.11 DST=70.251.56.60 LEN=919 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=46 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP SPT=48121 DPT=1027 LEN=899

Sep 27 22:08:35 kernel: Shorewall:net2all:DROP:IN=eth0 OUT= MAC=***************

SRC=192.168.0.1 DST=70.251.56.60 LEN=92 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=43481 PROTO=ICMP TYPE=8 CODE=0 ID=0 SEQ=1

Sep 27 22:09:36 kernel: Shorewall:net2all:DROP:IN=eth0 OUT= MAC=*****************

SRC=192.168.0.1 DST=70.251.56.60 LEN=92 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=43482 PROTO=ICMP TYPE=8 CODE=0 ID=0 SEQ=1

Sep 27 22:10:37 kernel: Shorewall:net2all:DROP:IN=eth0 OUT= MAC=*****************

SRC=192.168.0.1 DST=70.251.56.60 LEN=92 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=64 ID=43483 PROTO=ICMP TYPE=8 CODE=0 ID=0 SEQ=1

Sep 27 22:11:12 shutdown: shutting down for system halt

Sep 27 22:11:12 init: Switching to runlevel: 0

Sep 27 22:11:16 kernel: bootsplash 3.1.6-2004/03/31: looking for picture...<6> silentjpeg size 35024 bytes,<6>...found (800x600, 34976 bytes, v3).

etc..........

 

The UPS operates thru port 3052 and 192.168.0.1 is how I access my DSL modem in a browser. The IPaddress of the PC is 192.168.10.1

 

According to some research this is not an attack but something to do with DHCP, but want to make sure!

Also, power log indicates a power failure at 22:10 which coincides with the /var/log messages but I was in another part of the house and there was no power failure that I noticed. This has now happened twice in about 4 days.

 

Any help appreciated

Thanks

Edited September 28, 2007 by Trio3b

[arctic]

I would check if the system overheats. I had that happening many, many, many years ago and the result was a forced shutdown of the system. Check the fans, the graphic-card, the processor, everything you can think of.

[Trio3b]

I have moved PC/UPS/printer into a very small room with no ventilation .....hadn't thought of that...thanks!