How do I remedy network freezes when the iptable_nat module is loaded in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4?
Issue
Network freezes when the iptable_nat module is loaded
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
- System with Ethernet network interfaces that use the
bnx2x(Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM57710/57711/57711E) driver (e.g. HP ProLiant BL460c G6). - TCP segmentation offloading (TSO) has not been disabled for these network interfaces.
- The
iptable_nat(IPTables Network Address Translation support) module has been loaded.
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