joe-job attack sucking up all TCP sockets?

[thedaver]

My site is getting joe-jobbed, fending it off ok.
Problem is that my mail server is taking some of the incoming SMTP traffic and seems to be struggling with providing TCP sockets for HTTPD, POP3 or SSHD.

Any advice? It takes 2-6 times for HTTPD to actually answer a request. The HTTPD log confirms that the daemon isn't getting the request initially. SSHD takes 3-4 attempts to connect.

Box is running at 0.45 usage, plenty of mem, daemons are running properly, just cannot reach them.

Surfinbox.com Business Internet Services - National Dialup, DSL, T-1 and more.

http://www.surfinbox.com/business/

 

[lullysing]

What about amount of traffic travelling towards you vs size of the network pipe?

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when someone asks for your username and password, and much *clickely clickely* is happening in the background, know enough that you should be worried.