Quoting from "TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1", section 11.11: This is an error that may be generated by a system (router or host) when it receives datagrams of a rate that is too fast to be processed. Note the qualifier "May." A system is not required to send a source quench, even if it runs out of buffers and throws datagrams away.
I would guess that you should only be concerned about it if it's not coming from a host that you are communicating with, nor a router along the path to any of the hosts that you are communicating with. On Sun, Mar 04, 2001 at 09:38:00PM -0500, Steve Rudd wrote: > Interpreting error logs: > > I get all kinds of unusual error messages in my log like this one: > > Sun Mar 4 13:17:59 source quench from 216-146-142-4.bwn.net [216.146.142.4] > > What is a "source Quench"? And should I be concerned about it. > > Where can I go to read about all the error messages in the log file? > > Thanks! > Steve Rudd > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Windows 2000: Designed for the Internet. The Internet: Designed for UNIX.
