linux-kernel - Re: Window scaling problem?

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Message-ID: <20061211175039.015305b2@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:50:39 +0000
From:	Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Malte Schröder <MalteSch@....de>
Cc:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>,
	Benny Amorsen <benny+usenet@...rsen.dk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Window scaling problem?

On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 18:29:44 +0100
Malte Schröder <MalteSch@....de> wrote:

> Isn't window scaling something that the tcp-stacks on both ends of the 
> connection do? AFAIK the routers and firewalls that push the packets around 
> have nothing to do with it .. but I could be wrong ;)

Correct. You've just proved you are more qualified than some firewall
product designers. Some "firewall" products like to tamper with the TCP
stream however, or are just too stupid to parse options.

Alan
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