Date: Tue, 28 Jan 1997 10:28:28 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: shovey@buffnet.net (Steve) Cc: robert@nanguo.chalmers.com.au, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: progress report on connection problems Message-ID: <199701281728.KAA08351@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.970128090149.28924O-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> from "Steve" at Jan 28, 97 09:03:16 am
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> I had similar problems using annexes as term servers with user - and have > posted numerous times that this problem only exists with freebsd - sco, > linux, etc doesnt have trouble - only every time I post it I get bashed > about the head and lectured on freebsd having perfect tcp/ip and > everything else in the world having faulty tcp/ip. Please notify Annex that their TCP/IP implementation is non-conforming int the area of option negotiation (the "Cherynobl packets", where if any option bits are set, all option bits get set). They are non-compliant with forwarding of SYN packets containing data, since they strip the data. They are also nominally non-compliant with extention negotiation, since they should negotiate with the host to turn extensions they do not support off (ie: RFC 1323 and RFC 1644). They also do not implement RFC 1323 or RFC 1644 (they *must* implement *all* extensions they fail to negotiate off). In short, we *claim* they are broken because they *are* broken. If you wish to be able to interoperate with faulty implementations, you can always turn off the extensions which trigger the problem with the faulty implementation. Meanwhile, it provides a nice diagnostic for detecting bad TCP/IP implementations, which will only be going to hell in a big way all at once when IPv6 gating comes online, otherwise. Regards, Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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