Lars Wirzenius wrote: > The error checking in the TCP/IP layer is usually sufficient, but not > always. The checksum is short enough (32 bits, if I remember correctly) > that errors can creep in. I have had it happen at least once to me. > Unfortunately, the errors are more likely the more you download, and the > more traffic there is -- meaning that at release time, for example, > things are most likely to break, when people download huge ISO files.
There is no error correction at the TCP/IP layer. The check sum is only for the headers and only performs error detection. It is the underlying links ( your modem ) that have at least one layer of error detecting and correcting codes, and they have an exceedingly high success rate. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
