cannot access a site with kernel 2.6.7 or 2.6.8, 2.6.6 is ok

[Mick Mearns]

--- Daniel Lawson <daniel at wand.net.nz> wrote:
> 
> >Only the 2.6.6 will access http://www.carsdirect.com/
> >The other two will just hang.
> >I used the same config file for each with a 'make oldconfig'
> >
> >I tried Firefox 0.9.1, 
> >Konqueror 3.2.2-4 (kde 3.2.2-6 Red Hat),
> >and Mozilla (no version available while running Firefox).
> >
> >I thought the site was down but accessed it from XP using Firefox
> 0.9.1
> >Then I rebooted to the lowest kernel and it worked in Linux.
> >
> >
> >What in the kernel could posibly cause this with only this site?
> >  
> >
> 
> Having ECN enabled can cause this. Some routers see the ECN bit and
> for 
> some unknown reason, drop packets with them enabled on the floor.
> 
> cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_ecn
> 

[mick at athlon mick]$ su -
Password:
[root at athlon root]# cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_ecn
0


> If the result is 1, you have ECN enabled. If it's 0, you don't, 

Thanks for the reply;
  I am going to look at the .config files very carefully.
Although I doubt the problem is there.

Mick M.

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