netdev - Re: tcp_tw_recycle broken?

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Message-ID: <874p2916hb.fsf@basil.nowhere.org>
Date:	Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:09:04 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	"Karl Pickett" <karl.pickett@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: tcp_tw_recycle broken?

"Karl Pickett" <karl.pickett@...il.com> writes:
>
> May I just confirm.. is tcp_tw_reuse NOT dependent on receiving timestamps?

The big problem is that both are incompatible with NAT. So if you
ever talk to any NATed clients don't use it.

-Andi

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