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From: Erwin Ambrosch <erwin.ambrosch@nas.at>
Subject: ip_contrackt message
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 22:44:24 +0200
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Hi all,

I'm using iptables-1.2.5-3 and got the following messages in my logfile.
Please can one say me what exactly does this mean.

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Aug 27 16:28:59 paul kernel: NET: 6 messages suppressed.
Aug 27 16:28:59 paul kernel: ip_conntrack: table full, dropping packet.
Aug 27 16:29:04 paul kernel: NET: 7 messages suppressed.
Aug 27 16:29:04 paul kernel: ip_conntrack: table full, dropping packet.
Aug 27 16:29:08 paul kernel: NET: 7 messages suppressed.
Aug 27 16:29:08 paul kernel: ip_conntrack: table full, dropping packet.
Aug 27 16:29:14 paul kernel: NET: 9 messages suppressed.
Aug 27 16:29:14 paul kernel: ip_conntrack: table full, dropping packet.
Aug 27 16:29:19 paul kernel: NET: 7 messages suppressed.
Aug 27 16:29:19 paul kernel: ip_conntrack: table full, dropping packet.
....


Thanks in advance

Erwin