On Tuesday 11 November 2003 12:03 am, Alistair Tonner wrote:
> what is set in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_wmem?
>
> I suspect that what is STOPPing the network is there ..
> cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_wmem -- on my system the max is ...
> !! 131072 !!
>
> Maybe you've maxed your memory allocation for TCP?
I can understand why you think this might be the magic number causing the
problem, but why would Kishore be running into this limit with only 20 to 30
connections active on the machine?
> > I believe /proc/slabinfo gives # of conntracks being used, in my tests I
> > usually find slabinfo number is same as number of entries in
> > /proc/net/ip_conntrack. But, after 18hrs or so the number in
> > /proc/slabinfo reaches maximum and box starts refusing connections,
> > /proc/net/ip_conntrack show 20 to 30 entries, I hear
> > /proc/net/ip_conntrack is unreliable and broken. Anyway, I guess I have
> > to dig into the code.
Antony.
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