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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Very slot TCP connections?
To: dawes@rf900.physics.usyd.edu.au (David Dawes)
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 1995 13:42:22 -0700 (MST)
Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
In-Reply-To: <199510171436.AAA09365@rf900.physics.usyd.edu.au> from "David Dawes" at Oct 18, 95 00:36:03 am
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> I've recently noticed a problem when attempting to transfer data via
> ftp from a site (ftp.usyd.edu.au, which is running Solaris 2.3 or 2.4,
> and using wuftpd 2.4).  My FreeBSD 2.0.5 machine is connected to the
> net via the user-mode ppp dialup to an Annex terminal server.  The ftp
> site I'm connecting to is local to the Annex side.  The problem is that
> transfers are painfully slow -- a directory listing comes through at
> about one line every 30 seconds.  I haven't noticed this problem when
> using ftp to other machines, and I don't see the problem if I connect
> from a machine local to that ftp server (but I don't have any FreeBSD
> 2.0.5 machines on that side).  I've got tcp_extensions set to NO.
> 
> I've also found http connections to that site to be unusably slow, although
> if I go via a proxy at the remote end it is OK.
> 
> Anyone have any ideas about this or about how I could go about tracing
> what the problem is?

In /etc/sysconfig, change:

tcp_extensions=YES

To:

tcp_extensions=NO


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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