linux-kernel - Re: Abnormal HTTP request termination.

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Date:	Sun, 20 Aug 2006 01:10:03 +0200
From:	Richard Mittendorfer <delist@....net>
To:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	Axel Kittenberger <axell@...tenberger.net>
Subject: Re: Abnormal HTTP request termination.

Also sprach Axel Kittenberger <axell@...tenberger.net> (Sat, 19 Aug 2006
23:29:57 +0200):
> Hello List

Hoi,

> On Linux 2.6 (exact 2.6.15) issuing a wget at this location 
> http://www.wohin-heute.at/highlights.php results in a truncated file. 
> Truncated before "</hmtl>.
> [...] 
> Since thats not a really important site, this is an academic question 
> after all :)
> 
> Has someone an idea, what may cause this network problem which seems
> to  be limited to linux 2.6?

Looks like it's /proc/s/n/ipv4/tcp_window_scaling. If it's turned off
the site comes through here. IIRC this is a known issue and there where
a few posts about that. You'll likely find them with keywords "tcp
window scaling" in the archive.

> Greetings,
> Axel Kittenberger

sl ritch
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