Date: 25 Sep 2000 09:24:11 +0200 From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org> To: mipam@ibb.net Cc: "Vladimir Mencl, MK, susSED" <mencl@nenya.ms.mff.cuni.cz>, Ali Alaoui El Hassani <961BE653994@stud.alakhawayn.ma>, CrazZzy Slash <slash@krsu.edu.kg>, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG, Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> Subject: Re: Encryption over IP Message-ID: <xzp66nl2auc.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> In-Reply-To: Mipam's message of "Sun, 24 Sep 2000 22:38:16 %2B0200" References: <Pine.SOL.3.96.1000924124712.12043B-100000@stud.alakhawayn.ma> <Pine.GSO.4.10.10009241509370.5033-100000@nenya.ms.mff.cuni.cz> <20000924205556.D590@ibb0021.ibb.uu.nl> <xzpitrly1o8.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <20000924223816.F590@ibb0021.ibb.uu.nl>
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Mipam <mipam@ibb.net> writes: > > Your throughput goes down the drain, but it works fine and it's easy > > to set up. And remember, sweeping generalizations are always wrong. > Not really. > Tcp always assumes an unreliable carrier, which isnt the case in tcp > over tcp. This can cause problems in some situations. TCP does not require an unreliable carrier; it *defends* against an unreliable carrier. Running on top of a reliable carrier will not break TCP. DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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