(Fwd) [support.osuosl.org #35260] busybox.net showing down for 3 days?

Just got this message, and replied that some things are connecting 
now in better way, but http and https showing closed?
Starting Nmap 7.92 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2026-03-26 05:14 ChST
Nmap scan report for busybox.net (140.211.167.122)
Host is up, received echo-reply ttl 252 (0.097s latency).
rDNS record for 140.211.167.122: busybox.osuosl.org
Not shown: 994 filtered tcp ports (no-response)
PORT     STATE  SERVICE REASON
22/tcp   open   ssh     syn-ack ttl 252
80/tcp   closed http    reset ttl 252
443/tcp  closed https   reset ttl 252
873/tcp  open   rsync   syn-ack ttl 252
3690/tcp closed svn     reset ttl 252
9418/tcp open   git     syn-ack ttl 252

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Subject:	[support.osuosl.org #35260] busybox.net showing down for 3 days?
From:	"Lance Albertson via RT" <[email protected]>
Send reply to:	[email protected]
To:	[email protected]
Date sent:	Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:23:54 -0700


On Fri Mar 20 15:42:21 2026, [email protected] wrote:
> https://www.isitdownrightnow.com/busybox.net.html
> Website Name:
> busybox.netURL Checked:
> no responseResponse Time:
> ~3 days 19 hoursDown For:
> DOWN
> Busybox.net is DOWN for everyone.  It is not just you. The server is not
> responding...
> 
> Had done a git clone on the 16th, that worked fine, but just tried, and it
> fails.
> 
> Cloning into 'busybox'...
> fatal: unable to connect to busybox.net:
> busybox.net[0: 140.211.167.122]: errno=Connection timed out
> 
> Was a message on list showing site was done.
> 
> Strangely, if I go to webpage, it comes up even if I clear cache, it takes a
> long time, so might be a copy in ram?

Looks like the IP connection tracking table was getting full:

Mar 25 19:09:06 busybox kernel: [702609.137658] nf_conntrack: 
nf_conntrack: table full, dropping packet

I've increased the max for now and will keep an eye on it to make 
sure it
doesn't keep happening.

Thanks-

-- 
Lance Albertson
Director
Oregon State University | Open Source Lab 

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