Can you check the memory ?? May be it is a faulty RAM On Apr 4, 2005 10:16 AM, Moritz Gartenmeister <moritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi all > > i'm running linux 2.6.11.3 and iptables 1.3.1 with pom 20050321. i patched the kernel with ipp2p, > and layer-7 patch. > > the server is running as a bridge and is working absolutly fine. after a while (there is no specific > time limit) the server crashes. the server is no more able to allocate new memory and even swapping > doesn't help. in this state i am unable to log in, i have to push the power button. > > i don't see heavy traffic before a crash and i don't see any flooding. is there a known memory leak > problem? > > i checked /proc/sys/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_conntrack_count this number is in the range of 2'000 - 5'000. > i checked /proc/slabinfo <active_objs> is more or less similiar to ip_conntrack_count, <num_objs> is > the maximum of ip_contrack_count. > i also was checking /proc/meminfo and there was no steady increase. > > /var/log/messages shows no warning. > /var/log/syslog shows nothing > icmp is working. > imap is probably working (someone told me). > http is not working. > pop over ssl is working (sometimes). > > does anyone had/have the same experience? or does anyone have some hints for further steps? > > hardware: dell poweredge 2560 with 2gybte ram, 2 xenon dual cpus. > > i was running the same setup wiht an older kernel 2.6.7/10 without much troubles. > > regards > moritz > > -- Mohamed Eldesoky www.eldesoky.net RHCE
