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Date:      06 Aug 2002 18:31:06 -0400
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: /kernel: drop session, too many entries
Message-ID:  <443ctrd3h1.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <3166.192.168.1.10.1028671621.squirrel@email.unixhideout.com>
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"Mike" <root@unixhideout.com> writes:

> Hmm. Are you using dummynet? To restrict connections per ip and things
> like that? for example look at my rule for www,
> ${fwcmd} add 01500 allow log tcp from any to ${ip} 80 setup keep-state
> limit src-addr 4
> 
> It limits connections per ip. So maybe its possible that a client has
> requested 5 connections and hence,
> 
> <snip> /kernel: drop session, too many entries
> 
> maybe? I guess i will wait for replies.

I would be more inclined to guess that it's hitting the limit of
dynamic rules:
sysctl net.inet.ip.fw.dyn_max

[info available in the manual for ipfw(8)]

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