On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Scott Dier wrote: > * Jeff Keacher <teuobk at ringworld.org> [000626 23:12]: > > A source quench is a control packet that a host sends another host to say, > > "Transmit the data slower." It's sent to reduce congestion. > > > Jun 26 14:31:39 myhostname icmplogd: source quench from > > > someotherhost.mydomain.com [IP.IP.IP.IP] > > Yeah. the routers usually going about this when you start to pack > 800kbit/sec and 300-800packets/sec sometimes probally. > > "Uh, could you slow down, pluha-eezzzzee?" Huh... The box that is getting the messages is more or less idle. The message is coming from a firewall machine. I wonder if it is misconfigured - or getting the crap beat out of it from other machines... =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ______ _ __ "If you don't have the freedom to use what you / ' ) ) own - then you do not own anything." / o ______ / / _ . . No apologies to Jack Valenti or the MPAA / <_/ / / < / (_</_(_/_ -- tneu at visi.com / http://www.visi.com/~tneu -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org