Re: network/performance problem

[Ron Peterson]

On Sat, Mar 13, 2004 at 10:33:49PM -0800, David S. Miller wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Mar 2004 17:56:06 -0500
> Ron Peterson <rpeterso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > ...just in case ...since my sense of humor is suspect ...that was a
> > joke.  Same problem persists after reboot.  I haven't installed a
> > different kernel or otherwise changed anything on 'sam' yet.  Not sure
> > what would be good to try next.
> 
> FInd out what's adding all of the netfilter rules like crazy.
> 
> It is obvious this is happening, from your profiles.  I know you
> say that you have no idea what might be doing it, but your description
> matches every other one that was reported in the past of gradual
> networking slowdown, and in each of those cases it was something
> poking netfilter in some way, and your profiles basically
> confirm that this is what is happening somehow on your box.

Don't think so.  If I revert to 2.4.20 from 2.4.21, and change nothing
else, this problem goes away.

-- 
Ron Peterson
Network & Systems Manager
Mount Holyoke College
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~rpeterso
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