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Subject: Re: Turning off nagle algorithm in 2.2.x and 2.4.x kernels?
To: Zameer.Ahmed@gs.com (Ahmed, Zameer)
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 19:10:02 +0000 (GMT)
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> The finicky nature of closed sourced sybase libraries that we are using in
> the custom apps make me ask this question. Will turning off the Nagle
> algorithm in the kernel on the fly, impact performance in any way? or Can we
> have this feature in the kernel in some way?

Turning it off generically risks extremely bad network behaviour on a 
congested link. 
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