From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Sep 12 03:20:19 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id DAA26645 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 12 Sep 1996 03:20:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cheops.anu.edu.au (avalon@cheops.anu.edu.au [150.203.76.24]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id DAA26529 for ; Thu, 12 Sep 1996 03:17:34 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199609121017.DAA26529@freefall.freebsd.org> Received: by cheops.anu.edu.au (1.37.109.16/16.2) id AA129922774; Thu, 12 Sep 1996 20:06:14 +1000 From: Darren Reed Subject: Re: SYN Resisting (fwd) To: karl@Mcs.Net (Karl Denninger) Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 20:06:14 +1000 (EST) Cc: koshy@india.hp.com, karl@Mcs.Net, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199609120328.WAA09803@Jupiter.mcs.net> from "Karl Denninger" at Sep 11, 96 10:28:46 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In some mail from Karl Denninger, sie said: > > > > > >>>> "Karl Denninger" writes > > > > Hi Karl, > > > > > This changes the startup connection timeout to 10 seconds, which should be > > > more than enough on the Internet of today to prevent dropped links. 75 > > > seconds is only needed if you're running across two pieces of wet string. > > > > I've seen very large startup times when attempting to connect to sundry > > corners of the globe (> 30-45 seconds). I think reducing the connection > > timeout isn't a good idea as it would impact the ability of FreeBSD to > > connect to distant sites / sites accessible thru the congested links. > > > > Koshy > > Well, unless someone has a better idea, you can choose between that problem > and the SYN floods..... > > I haven't seen that kind of connect time in a long, long while on the net > backbones... but then again, I may be better connected here than most. I heard someone mention 25% packet loss on an Australia-USA line (packets were being dropped in the USA).