if so, try:
/sbin/iptables -A FORWARD -o $inet_if -p tcp --tcp-flags SYN,RST SYN -j TCPMSS --clamp-mss-to-pmtu
cheers,
erez.
On 8/18/05, Shlomi Fish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Tuesday 16 August 2005 15:01, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
> Shachar Shemesh wrote:
> > Shlomi Fish wrote:
> >> I've checked it on the desktop machine with both Win98 and Mandriva
> >> 2006 LE Linux - both exhibited the problem. I tried disabling all
> >> listening ports and other downloads on Linux - it didn't help. I
> >> tried checking for a rootkit on the Linux installation using
> >> chkrootkit - it didn't detect anything. I tried switching from a
> >> static IP to DHCP - it didn't work. I tried disabling all the NAT
> >> port forwarding in the router - didn't work either. Ethereal says my
> >> packets' TTL is 64.
> >
> > Can you send me (in private) ethereal binary dumps of traffic from
> > both Windows and Linux machines?
> >
> > A simple download in which the problem takes place will do.
> >
> > Shachar
>
> It seems a lot of ACKs you send get lost. I'm not really sure why.
>
Interesting.
> One other thing of note, however, is that in your Linux dump you had
> edonkey running, in addition to the HTTP session. This may be the cause
> of the interference.
I'm pretty sure it isn't. I once cancelled it along with most other services
and still got the poor bandwidth from kernel.org. And downloading from
mirror.hamakor.org.il is still fine while it is running.
> Then again, it may be a faulty NIC, like Baruch
> pointer out.
>
OK. I've already switched from one Ethernet card to the other here, because
the previous one stopped functioning. Is it possible that my computer
serially damages the Etherenet cards it is using? :-(
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
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