Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 21:27:44 -0600 From: jacks@sage-american.com To: <andrew.cowan@hsd.com.au>, "'FreeBSD Stable'" <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>, "'FreeBSD ISP'" <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Whats with this -> sendto: No buffer space available Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20011127212744.01042450@mail.sage-american.com> In-Reply-To: <000901c177bb$9c5aca70$1f65a8c0@ariel> References: <3C0454B6.6000102@quake.com.au>
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...do you have a limit set on the firewall logging compiled in the kernel...??? packets can overload the system as I undertand it.... At 02:20 PM 11.28.2001 +1100, Andrew Cowan wrote: >I use Helstra ADSL in Melbourne on freeBSD 4.3 and have never had any >problems. >I will dig up my kernel config, ppp.conf, whatever etc, if no one knows the >actual cause of the problem and see if we can find anything. > >Andy > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG >[mailto:owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Kal Torak >Sent: Wednesday, 28 November 2001 14:07 PM >To: FreeBSD Stable; FreeBSD ISP >Subject: Whats with this -> sendto: No buffer space available > > >This keeps happening... > >I have adsl running on my gateway using pppoe with userppp >and its internal nat enabled, also a fairly simple ipfw config >blocking a few ports... > >Now every so often all data stops and checking on the gateway >trying to send something I get the "sendto: No buffer space available" >error and have to reboot and everything is fine again... > >It seems to happen at random, sometimes its fine for a week, >sometimes only a few days and it happens... There is nothing >of interest logged in ppp.log or security or messages... > >What causes this buffer to fill up and not empty? Here in australia >telstras adsl is really crap and you often cant get more than 2 >hops past the peer... Im wondering if its something to do with >apps like bitchx trying to constantly reconnect when the network >is down filling up the buffer??? > >But shouldnt the buffer eventualy empty as things time out or something? >There is really not that much that should be trying to connect besides >a few irc sessions... > >Anyway any ideas? Should I tweek some settings? Increase the max users >in the kernel? This is a really annoying little problem... > >Thanks!! > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Server Admin Sage-American http://www.sage-american.com jacks@sage-american.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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