ICMP source quench messages are sent when your host (or a process on your
host to be precise) is sending data too fast for the network/remote end to
handle. These messages tell your machine to slow down its tranmission to let
the remote end cope with the traffic.
You shouldn't filter them unless you're flooding someone intentionally... ;p
-Ahsan Ali
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ralf G. R. Bergs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "linux-net Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 12:31 AM
Subject: ICMP: Source quench?
> Hi there,
>
> can you explain me what "source quench" means? ICMPLogD frequently
notifies me
> that my box received these packets from some peer host.
>
> Should I filter these packets at my firewall?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ralf
>
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