On Fri, Sep 24, 2004 at 09:45:14AM +0200, Piotr Roszatycki wrote: > > > Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686 > > > Version: 2.6.8-3 > > > Severity: important > > > > > > Kernel 2.6.8 sets TCP window scaling to 7. It doesn't work with many > > > broken routers including mine. It is possible to set > > > > > > net.ipv4.tcp_default_win_scale = 0 > > > > > > in sysctl.conf, but I suggest to prepare the patch which restore old > > > behaviour, analogical to ECN bit patch. > > > > > > See http://lwn.net/Articles/92727/ > > > > I believe the answer to this is no. > > > > http://lwn.net/Articles/92733/ > > I can't accept this answer. For a few weeks a had a broken network connection > and it was accident that I noticed what had happened. The kernel 2.6.8 is > broken for me as far as I can't change the broken router. >
No, your router is broken. There is a workaround as you desribe above. This is not a kernel bug. > At least it should be noted in NEWS.Debian file. That sounds fine, can you please send a patch? -- Horms
