Interpreting error logs??? (source Quench)

Interpreting error logs: I get all kinds of unusual error messages in my log like this one: Sun Mar 4 13:17:59 source quench from 216-146-142-4.bwn.net [216.146.142.4] What is a "source Quench"? And should I be concerned about it. Where can I go to read about all the error messages in the log

Interpreting error logs??? (source Quench)

Interpreting error logs: I get all kinds of unusual error messages in my log like this one: Sun Mar 4 13:17:59 source quench from 216-146-142-4.bwn.net [216.146.142.4] What is a source Quench? And should I be concerned about it. Where can I go to read about all the error messages in the log

Re: Interpreting error logs??? (source Quench)

Quoting from TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1, section 11.11: This is an error that may be generated by a system (router or host) when it receives datagrams of a rate that is too fast to be processed. Note the qualifier May. A system is not required to send a source quench, even if it runs