Re: iptables crashes server?

[Mohamed Eldesoky <eldesoky.lists@gmail.com>]

Can you check the memory ??
May be it is a faulty RAM

On Apr 4, 2005 10:16 AM, Moritz Gartenmeister <moritz@uplink-verein.ch> 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
> 
> 



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