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From: Marc van Kempen <wmbfmk@urc.tue.nl>
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Subject: Re: Can't connect to FreeBSD hosts
To: davidg@Root.COM
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 15:57:48 +0200 (MDT)
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In-Reply-To: <199601121227.EAA00186@corbin.Root.COM> from "David Greenman" at Jan 12, 96 04:27:29 am
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> 
> >I have noticed something awkward. I can't connect to FreeBSD machines
> >on the net. I have no problems reaching other hosts (via ppp), but all
> >connections to FreeBSD machines seem to succeed, only to hang after 
> >the initial contact.
> 
>    Try turning off tcp extensions. Look for the tcp_extensions variable in
> /etc/sysconfig and set it to "NO".
> 
Yes this works! .....


#
# Some broken implementations can't handle the RFC 1323 and RFC 1644
# TCP options.  If TCP connections randomly hang, try disabling this,
# and bug the vendor of the losing equipment.
# 
tcp_extensions=NO

Now who should I bug?? :)

Marc.