Also sprach Richard Beri (Sat 22 Feb 02003 at 12:21:01PM -0500): > > > I wouldn't delete logs. Sometimes you need them. Go install > > logrotate if it's not alredy installed, if it is, play with the > > settings until you get something a bit more desirable. It'll keep > > your logs pruned. > > Well the cause of this seems to be a constant stream of messages form > my cable modem that I can't silence. Something like "SPOOFED Packet > IN=eth0 and then my MAC address and other network stuff including the > IP address of the spoofed packet. This is all coming from my cable > company, I have talked to them about it but they don't really have any > idea. Ever since they upgraded my modem to a DOCSIS one, I get a > constant stream d/l of ~2k. I have a firewall installed, but even if > I block these ports I still get the messages in a virtual terminal. > > So this is how my messages file gets so big. I've set the logs to > rotate at 10M as per someones instructions above. > > If you guys have any ideas how I can silence these messages from my > modem, it would be greatly appreciated.
Please, post the *exact* error messages and somebody will be able to help . . . -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 888.250.3987 - Dare to fix things before they break . . . - Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . -- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
