conntrack table full and dropping packets

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • conntrack table full and dropping packets
  • "kernel: ip_conntrack: table full, dropping packet" entries in syslog

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4
  • iptables configured with ip_conntrack enabled

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