Muhammad Junaid wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am getting following messages in my /var/log/messages. Not continuous > but often. > > > kernel: NET: 555 messages suppressed. > kernel: NET: 556 messages suppressed. > kernel: NET: 546 messages suppressed. > kernel: NET: 557 messages suppressed. > > > I have RedHat 7.3 with Kernel 2.4.18 and running squid 2.5 (Transparent). > I have Traced back to its source in /usr/src/linux-2.4/net/core/utils.c > and found > > > * This enforces a rate limit: not more than one kernel message > * every 5secs to make a denial-of-service attack impossible. > > .... > if (lost) > > printk(KERN_WARNING "NET: %d messages > suppressed.\n", lost); > > return 1; > ... > > Is the kernel taking many concurrent requests as DOS attack and > suppressing the requests. Can any one help how this can be resolved? > Thanks in advance.
Possibly not related to squid. You should examine /var/log/messages carefully , and you will find out which message is being supressed from continous reporting. Check % dmesg Also M. > > > > Muhammad Junaid > > CIS, Pak. > > -- 'Time is a consequence of Matter thus General Relativity is a direct consequence of QM (M.E. Mar 2002)
