Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:49:50 +0100 | From | Chris Boot <> | Subject | Re: Dropped TCP connections with 2.6.X kernel |
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daveflinux@aim.com wrote: > Hi, > > We're using a 2.6.X kernel, > and are experiencing intermittent dropped connections when the number > of concurrent connections exceeds ~ 1000. > > Does anybody have any insight into what might be happening here > and/or troubleshooting techniques > for isolating the problem. > What system resources is TCP dependent on? > > Many thanks, > Dave
Are all these connections handled by a single process? If so, you're probably running into the limit of open file descriptors (1024 usually). Look at 'help ulimit' to see how to increase the limit.
HTH, Chris
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