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Date:      Tue, 1 Dec 1998 09:59:44 -0600 (CST)
From:      "Open Systems Inc." <opsys@open-systems.net>
To:        John Saunders <john.saunders@scitec.com.au>
Cc:        Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   RE: D.O.S. attack protection enhancements commit (ICMP_BANDLIM)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.981201095825.18600B-100000@pinkfloyd.open-systems.net>
In-Reply-To: <005b01be1cf6$e6368da0$6cb611cb@saruman.scitec.com.au>

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On Tue, 1 Dec 1998, John Saunders wrote:

> Q1: Why does FreeBSD crash or become totally unstable under
> what can only be described as high network load?

The ONLY thing I can think of is that people dont know to increase
MAXUSERS to keep enough mbuf's avalable for the load they carry.
Thats the only thing I have ever seen take down a loaded FBSD server.
It just runs out of mbuf's and goes poof.

Chris

"If you aim the gun at your foot and pull the trigger, it's UNIX's job to 
ensure reliable delivery of the bullet to where you aimed the gun (in
this case, Mr. Foot)." -- Terry Lambert, FreeBSD-Hackers mailing list.

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