Re: [TCLUG:19201] source quench message in syslog

[Tim Neu <tim@tneu.visi.com>]

On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Scott Dier wrote:

> * Jeff Keacher <teuobk@ringworld.org> [000626 23:12]:
> > A source quench is a control packet that a host sends another host to say,
> > "Transmit the data slower."  It's sent to reduce congestion.
> > > Jun 26 14:31:39 myhostname icmplogd: source quench from
> > > someotherhost.mydomain.com [IP.IP.IP.IP]
> 
> Yeah. the routers usually going about this when you start to pack
> 800kbit/sec and 300-800packets/sec sometimes probally.
> 
> "Uh, could you slow down, pluha-eezzzzee?"

Huh... 

The box that is getting the messages is more or less idle.  The message is
coming from a firewall machine.  I wonder if it is misconfigured - or
getting the crap beat out of it from other machines...

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