>Now, as for Linux specifically, one element of ICMP that very few
>protocol stacks I have directly studied (and Iplease note I have yet
>to delve into Linux kernel code -- I'm sure many here have) pay
>any attention to is ICMP source quench messages. Perhaps by making
>use of this feature we can distinguish between congestion and
>packet loss? ICMP Source Quench could be used to go immediately
>to a slow start, while packet loss could perhaps follow the more
>traditional linear back off?
I may be wrong, but I believe that one can choose between linear and
exponential backoff by twiddling a bit somewhere under /proc. Is this true?
Anyone, anyone, Bhuler?
-Steve
