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Date:      Thu, 8 May 1997 13:12:08 -0700 (MST)
From:      Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
To:        danny@panda.hilink.com.au (Daniel O'Callaghan)
Cc:        smc@servtech.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FTP Performance
Message-ID:  <199705082012.NAA25434@phaeton.artisoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970508103844.4479D-100000@panda.hilink.com.au> from "Daniel O'Callaghan" at May 8, 97 10:42:42 am

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> Ahah!  Are they using Annex routers?  If they are using an old version of 
> the software, they are probably not working with TCP extensions 
> properly.  Try
> 
> # sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.rfc1644=0
> # sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.rfc1323=0
> 
> If that works, turn off tcp extensions in /etc/sysconfig | /etc/rc.conf
> 
> Alternatively, try reducing the MTU and MRU of ppp's tun interface to 552 
> or 1064.  That cured Robert Chalmers' problem with his ISP's Ascend routers.

Alternately, upgrade the routers to a version of TCP/IP that is not
in violation of the option negotiation setction of the TCP/IP RFC.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.



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