Re: Very slow network - Ubuntu

[Freddy Freeloader <fredddy@cableone.net>]

Thilo Six wrote:
> Marty wrote the following on 18.03.2007 21:22:
>   
> > Thilo Six wrote:
> >
> >     
> > > what gives you
> > >
> > > $ cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_window_scaling
> > >
> > > ?
> > >
> > > It should be 0
> > >       
> > It's 1 on my system.
> >
> > From ip-sysctl.txt:
> > tcp_window_scaling - BOOLEAN
> >            Enable window scaling as defined in RFC1323.
> >
> > This seems like a good thing.  Why do you say it should be 0?
> >     
>
> yap it is supposed to be a good thing but some router do not play well with it.
>
> bye Thilo
>   
Very true.  The NOAA website for Spokane, WA will not respond if 
tcp_window_scaling is enabled.