Re: TCP window size issues

[Lev Walkin]

Carl Mascott wrote:
I have a few TCP window size issues.
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3. RFC 793 (TCP) says that shrinking the receive window after
   connection is established is "strongly discouraged".  I'm
   currently shrinking the receive window on my default route
   (PPP link) from 32 KB to 4 KB with settings in
>    /etc/ppp/ppp.conf.  (Had to back out patch in PR 11966.)

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   How likely am I to get into trouble by shrinking the TCP
   receive window?  Likely enough that I should make the
RFC793 has nothing to do with the defaults you're setting in ppp.conf.
RFC merely says that the TCP implementation _itself_ should not shrink
window after establishing a TCP connection. If the default dictates 4k,
the TCP implementation will use 4k and will not advertise a much smaller
window without having accepted that much data.
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Lev Walkin
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