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From: Nigel Kukard <nkukard@lbsd.net>
Subject: Re: ip_queue & QUEUE target
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 20:00:31 +0200
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>=20
> netlink sockets provide unreliable communication. your problem is
> probably the sockets receive queue overflowing. ip_queue then
> returns a negative error code to nf_queue which drops the packet.

well i'm pumping through about 5,000 pkt/s, doing a few Mb/s. What would
the best thing be to use? or how could i remedy this problem?

i set the rcv buffer to a few Mb, and also the ipq_maxlen to 8196... is
there anything else i can do?


Regards
Nigel


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