Hello, I have been trying out the briding code for Linux 2.4.10 patched against the 2.4.12 kernel and I am experiencing lockups of the system. Usually the system will run fine for somewhere between 1 and 3 weeks, then suddenly fail to respond to any input, whether from the network, keyboard, or any other source. The bridge stops passing packets and the only solution is a reboot. This problem also occurred when I was running the 2.4.10 kernel, but I believe that was with a different patch. It also has occurred on another system, with the same configuration and on the same network.
There is no log indicating the reason for the crash nor is there anything written to the console. The system just freezes. Unfortatnely, I'm not very familiar at debugging why a Linux system has crashed, so if anyone can tell me some tricks to try, that would be great. My setup is as following: 3com 905B-Fx <---> Intel 1000F Both cards are Fiber Ethernet cards. They have been used successfully when I ran the bridging + firewall code in 2.2.x kernels. I have about 3200 netfilter rules, broken out into 50+ chains. Most chains do not contain over a 100 rules and the layout is designed to be somewhat "tree like" to improve efficiency. Average throughput of the system in packets is around 1000 packets/sec. However, the system has peaked much higher. It is definitely an active network. Any help anyone can offere would be greatly appreciated. -Kevin -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Fleming Department of Pathology Workstation & SW Development Administrator University of Washington http://staff.washington.edu/flemkm 206-221-6661 PGP Fingerprint: E59C 9C3A 35D8 778D D76F 039C D961 5C70 4AA9 D109 -------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.math.leidenuniv.nl/mailman/listinfo/bridge
