Public bug reported: OS: Lucid 10.04.1 LTS, upgraded from Karmic 9.10
If too much information is sent to an unresponsive network connection, the connection seems to 'fail' and stops working. The unresponsive network connection is usually the result of a proxy or NAT router restarting. Steps to duplicate in 10.04: 1) set up "ping -f google.com -i 10" 2) set up "ping -f google.com -i 1" 3) restart router Result: the flood ping with interval 10 will show one or two dropped packets while the router is restarting, and then will show no further errors. The flood ping with interval 1 will continue to show dropped packets after the router has restarted, as too much information is in the connection buffer or something. This also applies to IM connections (tested with Pidgin connected to MSN). If update information is sent while the router is restarting, the connection to the server 'stalls' and is only reset by the application after 15 minutes. If no information is sent while the router is restarting, the connection works fine immediately after the router has finished restarting and connected to ISP. ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: buffer connection overflow pidgin ping -- Application connections fail with overflow in Lucid 10.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/605148 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs