FairQ ALTQ for PF - Patch #2

Matthew Dillon dillon at apollo.backplane.com
Sun Apr 6 16:26:11 PDT 2008


::For some reason, since a week ago, your servers have been unreachable to
::Linux clients. The problem can be temporarily bypassed by setting the
::Linux sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling to 0
::
::-- 
::Robert Luciani
:
:    It's got to be something PF (packet filter) is doing.  I was using a 
:    Cisco with the T1.  I'm using a DFly box running PF with the DSL line.
:    I'm trying to track it down.
:
:						-Matt

    I believe I have found an applicable patch in NetBSD's CVS.  I have
    applied it to my router.  Please try from a linux box again (with
    window scaling turned on) and tell me if it's fixed.

					-Matt
					Matthew Dillon 
					<dillon at backplane.com>





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