Re: [TCLUG:19201] source quench message in syslog

[Scott Dier <dieman@ringworld.org>]

* Jeff Keacher <teuobk@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?"

-- 
Scott Dier <dieman@ringworld.org> #nicnac@efnet 
http://www.ringworld.org/  finger:dieman@destiny.ringworld.org

Wait. Watch. Wonder.
	-J

http://sluggy.com/d/971226.html