Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 10 Apr 2001 19:03:13 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 10 Apr 2001 19:02:53 -0400 Received: from meatloop.andover.net ([209.192.217.120]:5762 "HELO meatloop.andover.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Tue, 10 Apr 2001 19:02:42 -0400 Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 19:01:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Dave X-X-Sender: To: Gregory Maxwell Cc: Subject: Re: bizarre TCP behavior In-Reply-To: <20010410185618.C14377@xi.linuxpower.cx> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org This did fix my problem. Thanks very much, I'll be sure to send a polite message to the admins at sites where I notice this problem! Any detailed info you might have on why this was failing? dave --- This is my signature. There are many like it but this one is mine. On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Gregory Maxwell wrote: > On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 06:24:46PM -0400, Dave wrote: > > I am having a very strange problem in linux 2.4 kernels. I have not set > > any iptables rules at all, and there is no firewall blocking any of my > > outgoing traffic. At what seems like random selection, I can not connect > > to IP's yet I can get ping replies from them. Most IP's reply just fine, > > but certain ones fail to send even an ACK. This problem disappears when I > > boot into 2.2. Here is a brief example of what I am talking about: > > echo -n 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_ecn > > Fix it? > > If so, please tell the sites your are trying to connect to to upgrade their > $I#$@#%@(%)@%$ firewall and/or loadbalencer (usually Localdirector or PIX). > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/