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Date:      Tue, 13 Dec 2016 16:29:55 +0100
From:      Dimitry Andric <dim@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Michael Butler <imb@protected-networks.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: Log spam: Limiting * response from 1 to 200 packets/sec
Message-ID:  <8332C070-E7C8-4CF3-B5DF-2355D9FA20D1@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <630314dc-e14f-02e7-aa48-4456b0feeef9@protected-networks.net>
References:  <630314dc-e14f-02e7-aa48-4456b0feeef9@protected-networks.net>

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On 13 Dec 2016, at 16:24, Michael Butler <imb@protected-networks.net> =
wrote:
>=20
> Any hints as to why all of my -current equipment is complaining like =
below.

Somebody is most likely port scanning your machines.  I see this all the
time on boxes connected to the internet.


> Is there a sysctl to moderate/turn this off?
>=20
> Dec 13 10:00:01 archive kernel: Limiting icmp unreach response from 1 =
to 200 packets/sec
> Dec 13 10:00:21 archive last message repeated 13 times
> Dec 13 10:02:21 archive last message repeated 18 times
> Dec 13 10:06:21 archive last message repeated 36 times
> Dec 13 10:07:11 archive kernel: Limiting icmp ping response from 1 to =
200 packets/sec
> Dec 13 10:07:55 archive kernel: Limiting icmp unreach response from 1 =
to 200 packets/sec
> Dec 13 10:08:21 archive last message repeated 17 times
> Dec 13 10:08:37 archive kernel: Limiting closed port RST response from =
4 to 200 packets/sec
> Dec 13 10:09:55 archive kernel: Limiting icmp unreach response from 1 =
to 200 packets/sec
> Dec 13 10:10:21 archive last message repeated 17 times
> Dec 13 10:12:21 archive last message repeated 18 times
> Dec 13 10:12:28 archive kernel: Limiting icmp ping response from 1 to =
200 packets/sec
> Dec 13 10:13:55 archive kernel: Limiting icmp unreach response from 1 =
to 200 packets/sec
> Dec 13 10:14:21 archive last message repeated 17 times
> Dec 13 10:16:21 archive last message repeated 18 times

sysctl net.inet.icmp.icmplim_output=3D0, or increase the ICMP limit, if
you want to help the port scanners. :-)

-Dimitry


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