Bug#272983: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#272983: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686: TCP window scaling and broken router)
On Fri, Sep 24, 2004 at 09:45:14AM +0200, Piotr Roszatycki wrote: Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686 Version: 2.6.8-3 Severity: important Kernel 2.6.8 sets TCP window scaling to 7. It doesn't work with many broken routers including mine. It is possible to set net.ipv4.tcp_default_win_scale = 0 in sysctl.conf, but I suggest to prepare the patch which restore old behaviour, analogical to ECN bit patch. See http://lwn.net/Articles/92727/ I believe the answer to this is no. http://lwn.net/Articles/92733/ I can't accept this answer. For a few weeks a had a broken network connection and it was accident that I noticed what had happened. The kernel 2.6.8 is broken for me as far as I can't change the broken router. No, your router is broken. There is a workaround as you desribe above. This is not a kernel bug. At least it should be noted in NEWS.Debian file. That sounds fine, can you please send a patch? -- Horms
Bug#272983: acknowledged by developer (Re: Bug#272983: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686: TCP window scaling and broken router)
Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686 Version: 2.6.8-3 Severity: important Kernel 2.6.8 sets TCP window scaling to 7. It doesn't work with many broken routers including mine. It is possible to set net.ipv4.tcp_default_win_scale = 0 in sysctl.conf, but I suggest to prepare the patch which restore old behaviour, analogical to ECN bit patch. See http://lwn.net/Articles/92727/ I believe the answer to this is no. http://lwn.net/Articles/92733/ I can't accept this answer. For a few weeks a had a broken network connection and it was accident that I noticed what had happened. The kernel 2.6.8 is broken for me as far as I can't change the broken router. At least it should be noted in NEWS.Debian file. -- .''`.Piotr Roszatycki, Netia SA : :' :mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] `. `' mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] `-
