Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 09:00:02 -0800 (PST) From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/1689: TCP extensions throttles distant connections Message-ID: <199912221700.JAA15478@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/1689; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/1689: TCP extensions throttles distant connections Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 18:57:44 +0200 On Wed, 22 Dec 1999 11:44:18 EST, Garrett Wollman wrote: > Yes. There should be some form of ``black hole detection'' which, > after some number of SYNs, turns off TCP options and tries again. > (I believe 1323 is still on by default in the kernel, but the default > rc.conf turns it off again. 1323 is vital for TCP performance over > fast wide-area networks.) Okay, I've reopened the PR. Thanks, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the messagehome | help
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