Icecast Streaming Media Server

[DJManass]

error.log:

[2010-02-06 14:32:09] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:09] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:09] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:10] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:10] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:11] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:11] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:11] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:12] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:12] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:13] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:13] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:13] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:14] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:14] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:15] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:15] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:15] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:16] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:16] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:17] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:17] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:17] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:18] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:18] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)
[2010-02-06 14:32:19] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (256/257)

At this time server just crashed and i see in error.log this error i tryed to restart server, restart icecast still teh same error how to raise that limit? Or fix this problem?

Edit: I changed the limit to 350 and still its reach max

[2010-02-06 14:45:33] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (350/351)
[2010-02-06 14:45:34] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (350/351)
[2010-02-06 14:45:34] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (350/351)
[2010-02-06 14:45:34] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (350/351)
[2010-02-06 14:45:35] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (350/351)
[2010-02-06 14:45:35] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (350/351)
[2010-02-06 14:45:36] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (350/351)
[2010-02-06 14:45:36] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (350/351)
[2010-02-06 14:45:36] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (350/351)
[2010-02-06 14:45:37] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (350/351)
[2010-02-06 14:45:37] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (350/351)
[2010-02-06 14:45:38] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (350/351)
[2010-02-06 14:45:38] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (350/351)
[2010-02-06 14:45:38] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (350/351)
[2010-02-06 14:45:39] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (350/351)
[2010-02-06 14:45:39] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (350/351)
[2010-02-06 14:45:40] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (350/351)
[2010-02-06 14:45:40] WARN client/client_create server client limit reached (350/351)

Please help me what to do ?

[karlH]

check your access log, you may be seeing a botnet type attack, maybe many attempts to break into your system.

karl.