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From: Robert Schwebel <robert@schwebel.de>
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Subject: Networking with slow CPUs
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Hi,

in the 2.2 series there was a switch for "CPU is too slow to handle full
bandwidth" which has gone in 2.4. Can anybody tell me the reason for this?

Is there a possibility to "harden" a small machine (33 MHz embedded
device) against e.g. flood pings from the outside world?

Robert
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