From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Sep 19 02:37:01 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id CAA12762 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 19 Sep 1996 02:37:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from orion.webspan.net (root@orion.webspan.net [206.154.70.41]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id CAA12726 for ; Thu, 19 Sep 1996 02:36:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (gpalmer@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by orion.webspan.net (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id FAA28073; Thu, 19 Sep 1996 05:36:40 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: orion.webspan.net: Host gpalmer@localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: "Daniel O'Callaghan" cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org From: "Gary Palmer" Subject: Re: TCP extensions breaking TCP. In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 19 Sep 1996 18:48:07 +1000." Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 05:36:39 -0400 Message-ID: <28069.843125799@orion.webspan.net> Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk "Daniel O'Callaghan" wrote in message ID : > If people would like to test out the other machine (still has extensions > on, I believe) it is at pixel.planetx.com.au - try telnetting to its > smtp port. One of my machines which has extensions on, and which won't > talk to pixel, is tutu.schools.net.au. >From a quick traceroute: 12 webnet.gw.au (139.130.3.222) 285.913 ms 290.420 ms 282.206 ms 13 annex0.webnet.com.au (203.8.105.10) 287.745 ms 310.981 ms 285.721 ms 14 pixel.planetx.com.au (203.16.241.66) 460.288 ms 419.488 ms 421.294 ms (thank God for people with nice naming conventions) Annex's (older) TCP implimentation is known to barf on RFC 1323 and 1644. Either update the OS on the Annex or turn off the TCP options support. Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info