Kacheong Poon wrote: > Dan McDonald wrote: >> shell(~)[0]% ndd -get /dev/tcp tcp_xmit_hiwat >> 49152 >> shell(~)[0]% ndd -get /dev/tcp tcp_recv_hiwat >> 49152 >> shell(~)[0]% > > > They were set to the above values more than 8 years ago... > > >> Why are our TCP window sizes by default so small? > > > Back then or now? Yes, I guess we should increase them > to a higher value given today's network. But I guess a > more appropriate thing to do is to have them auto-tuned > so that no one will ask this question again. >
I believe there is a RFE being filed for auto-tuning the TCP buffer, but again, it's years ago. - yxn > > _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
