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Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:00:30 -0700 (PDT) From: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> To: shemminger@...l.org Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] tcp: limit window scaling if window is clamped From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...l.org> Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:29:38 -0700 > This small change allows for easy per-route workarounds for broken hosts or > middleboxes that are not compliant with TCP standards for window scaling. > Rather than having to turn off window scaling globally. This patch allows > reducing or disabling window scaling if window clamp is present. > > Example: Mark Lord reported a problem with 2.6.17 kernel being unable to > access http://www.everymac.com > > # ip route add 216.145.246.23/32 via 10.8.0.1 window 65535 > > I would argue this ought to go in stable kernel as well. > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...l.org> I want to think about this some more, it might have unintended consequences. I really am not all that thrilled about putting in workaround for this problem especially if it hurts a legitimate use of some kind. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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