[newbie] 4.8-STABLE became unreachable

[Lowell Gilbert]

"admin" <admin2 at enabled.com> writes:

> I am suspecting hardware issues - perhaps the RAM memory board.  512MB single
> board.

If your suspicion is strong, test this directly.  
Do a full memory test if you can take the machine offline long enough;
if not, do something that is both memory- and cpu- intensive ("make buildworld"
is the traditional suggestion :-).