6bone@6bone.informatik.uni-leipzig.de wrote:
> hello,
>
> I am using NetBSD 4.0_RC3. My server acts as firewall and router. A 
> nameserver is running, but no other services. The value for NMBCUSTERS 
> is 16384.
>
> The problem is that the value for mbufs in use is increasing by more 
> than 1500 per day. After some days the kernel reports INCREASE 
> NMBCLUSTERS and no more network communication is possible. A reboot is 
> necessary.
>
> At the moment netstat -m shows:
>
> 9670 mbufs in use:
>         8975 mbufs allocated to data
>         663 mbufs allocated to packet headers
>         32 mbufs allocated to socket names and addresses
> 2 calls to protocol drain routines
>
>
> Any idea what the problem could be?

Are you able to break down who's using the mbufs?

Darren