On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 10:01:10AM +0100, Sascha W�stemann wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> running freenet for the comunity, is primarily used for frost, here.
> 
> Frost is currently at a Denial of Service attack and since then, I am
> watching a lot of more connections to my node than before and downloads
> have totally stopped, but that might belong to other reasons.
> 
> plz have a look at the freenet.log.snippet encluded to tell me, if
> evertything seems just normal and that I can continue running freenet.
> at the time I have stopped it, because it causes a load from 10 to 18
> (!) on my linux machine, which I can't use anymore because of that high
> load.
> 
> cu, Sascha

> Jan 29, 2003 1:04:00 AM (freenet.node.Node, main): Starting interfaces..
> Jan 29, 2003 4:06:55 AM (freenet.session.FnpLinkManager, QThread-1129): Too many 
>ongoing negotiations! (31/30)
> Jan 29, 2003 4:07:07 AM (freenet.session.FnpLinkManager, QThread-1149): Too many 
>ongoing negotiations! (30/30)
> Jan 29, 2003 4:07:12 AM (freenet.session.FnpLinkManager, QThread-1134): Too many 
>ongoing negotiations! (32/30)
> Jan 29, 2003 4:47:19 AM (freenet.node.states.request.TransferReply, QThread-1215): 
>Failed to send data with CB 0x83 (CB_RECV_CONN_DIED), on chain 6aa5a52b41de6f93
> Jan 29, 2003 4:50:55 AM (freenet.node.states.request.TransferReply, QThread-786): 
>Failed to send data with CB 0x83 (CB_RECV_CONN_DIED), on chain 6479cae25e70e0ad
> Jan 29, 2003 5:21:26 AM (freenet.node.states.request.TransferReply, QThread-1487): 
>Failed to send data with CB 0x7a (Unknown control byte), on chain 8d704013588c2ae6
> Jan 29, 2003 9:26:24 AM (freenet.session.FnpLinkManager, QThread-2723): Too many 
>ongoing negotiations! (32/30)
> Jan 29, 2003 9:26:26 AM (freenet.session.FnpLinkManager, QThread-2750): Too many 
>ongoing negotiations! (30/30)
> Jan 29, 2003 9:26:41 AM (freenet.session.FnpLinkManager, QThread-2703): Too many 
>ongoing negotiations! (40/30)
> 
The log messages shown do not suggest a problem. Sometimes, especially
on low spec or high bandwidth machines, freenet can cause significant
system load. The only fesible denial of service attack on Frost, as far
as I know, is to flood the boards with bogus posts.

-- 
Matthew Toseland
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Freenet Distribution Node (temporary) at
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