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

[Mick Mearns]

--- Andy Green <fedora at warmcat.com> wrote:
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> On Wednesday 14 July 2004 02:32, Mick Mearns wrote:
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> > Only the 2.6.6 will access http://www.carsdirect.com/
> ...
> > What in the kernel could posibly cause this with only this site?
> 
> Tim Waugh at Redhat pointed me to this workaround:
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> echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_window_scaling
> 
> It's a problem with handling window scaling on certain routers.  New
> kernels 
> now issue nonzero window scaling in the TCP packets, showing up
> diseased 
> behaviour in the previously untested routers.
> 
> - -Andy

Hello andy;
  Yes - that fixed it.
Although I must admit I have no idea what the heck you are talking
about ;)

Thanks
     Mick M.

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