Is this potentially an issue with the kernel interrupts that is solved with NAPI? Does your firewall see a large number of packets (not bytes)? This sounds identical to a problem I've had various times with a high packet count firewall that was solved by using the NAPI patches.
Jason On Tue, Oct 01, 2002 at 01:01:00AM +0200, M. P. van Galen wrote: > Hello all, > > After going from kernel 2.4.17 with the bridge-nf patch applied to it (no > problems at all), to kernel 2.4.19 with bridge-nf and free-swan patches > aplied, everything seems to work fine. But after a certain amount of > traffic has passed from the bridge interface to the local network (which > isn't firewalled) the interface seems to hang for about 5 minutes. The log > shows the output of an nfs-client, but the problem is not nfs specific. > > /var/log/messages of the firewall shows no information at all. > > 2.4.18 seemed to have the same problem. > > During the blocking interface, the bridge keeps functioning, in other > words, there is still traffic going from our local network to the internet > and vv. > > Maybe someone has a clue. > > Cheers, > Marijn > Netwerknestor Bolkhuis.tudelft.nl > > P.S. I'm not on the list, so please CC me > > nfs-client log: > Sep 30 23:54:40 serv kernel: nfs: server firewall.bolkhuis not responding, > still trying > Sep 30 23:54:40 serv last message repeated 2 times > Sep 30 23:56:42 serv kernel: nfs: task 58285 can't get a request slot > Sep 30 23:56:42 serv kernel: nfs: task 58286 can't get a request slot > Sep 30 23:56:48 serv kernel: nfs: task 58287 can't get a request slot > Sep 30 23:58:09 serv kernel: nfs: task 58290 can't get a request slot > Sep 30 23:58:13 serv kernel: nfs: task 58291 can't get a request slot > Sep 30 23:58:16 serv kernel: nfs: task 58292 can't get a request slot > Oct 1 00:00:08 serv kernel: nfs: server firewall.bolkhuis OK > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bridge mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.math.leidenuniv.nl/mailman/listinfo/bridge -- _________________________________________________________________ Jason R. Martin | Network Administrator | Coordinated Science Lab _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.math.leidenuniv.nl/mailman/listinfo/bridge
