Hi Joey, Joey Hess wrote: > Andrew Sackville-West wrote: >>> But if I start my VM and load XP debian.org comes down in about 2 >>> seconds still. >> so xp in a vm on your debian box can download faster than the debian >> that's wrapped around it? That's just crazy. not a clue, sorry. > > Hmm, if you put it like that, it must be a problem at a network layer > that the VM with windows implements on its own. Like TCP. > > Wild guess, but perhaps this will fix it: > > echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_window_scaling
Fixed! Thank you Joey! After talking to some other Linux users here, I was pointed to this article: http://lwn.net/Articles/92727/#Comments, "TCP window scaling and broken routers" You can fine-tune the fix for individual destination IPs, this method is detailed at the bottom of the above page. -- Greg Vickers IT Security Engineer & Project Manager IT Security, Network Services, Information Technology Services Queensland University of Technology L12, 126 Margaret St, Brisbane Phone: +61 7 3138 9536 Mobile: 0410 434 734 Fax: +61 7 3138 2921 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IT Security web site: http://www.its.qut.edu.au/itsecurity/ CRICOS No. 00213J -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
