Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 15:21:26 +1100 From: Richard Chew <rchew@telstra.net> To: Kal Torak <kaltorak@quake.com.au> Cc: FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>, FreeBSD ISP <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Whats with this -> sendto: No buffer space available Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20011128151857.01b8bb70@gomer.telstra.net> In-Reply-To: <3C0454B6.6000102@quake.com.au>
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Have you actually tried using netstat to actually work out your Send and Receive Queues and also whether you have enough mbufs? Also, try tweaking net.inet.tcp.sendspace and net.inet.tcp.recvspace and the equivalent for udp. Hope this helps. At 02:06 PM 28/11/2001 +1100, Kal Torak wrote: >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 Cheers, Richard ----------- Richard Chew Tel: 02 6208 1913 (International: +61 2 6208 1913) Telstra Internet Network Development To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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