You're right, the problem is ECN. It is set to enabled in the pre-compiled kernel packages. Thanks for your help.
On Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 04:05:24PM -0700 or thereabouts, Dmitriy wrote: > On Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 05:47:13PM -0500, Paul B. Bertrand wrote: > > I recently upgraded to a generic 2.4.8-k6 kernel from a 2.2.17 kernel > > and found that I am no longer able to connect to my non-isp newsserver, > > namely giganews. I am, however, still able to connect to my isp > > newsserver. Initially, I thought this was a giganews or isp issue, but > > when I rebooted with my old kernel, I was able to connect to my > > giganews. > > > > Does anyone know why I wouldn't be able to connect to a newsserver > > outside of my isp? I don't remember ever doing anything special in > > order to do this before, especially with the kernel. > > > > This is the error message I receive: > > > > Connecting to host news-central.giganews.com > > ...connection to 216.166.62.35, port 119:Connection refused > > Unable to make connection. Giving up. > > slrn fatal error: > > Failed to initialize server. > > > > I also tried using port 23 but that didn't work either. Also, I am able > > to ping giganews with the new kernel. > > > Sounds like it couold be ECN. > Is it enabled in your kernel? > > If so, try as root: > > 'echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_ecn' > > > I hope that helps you. > > Thanks for your help. > > > > Paul > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > GPG key-id: 1024D/5BE3DCFD Dmitriy > CCAB 5F17 A099 9E43 1DBE 295C 9A21 2F1C 5BE3 DCFD > > Adobe put Dmitry in jail for the crime against > society of revealing that they were selling > ROT-13 as "encryption." He is rotting in US prison > as a political prisoner for speaking out. > Free Dmitry Sklyarov! http://www.freesklyarov.org
