The TCP Window is much more important with bigger pipes as far as throughput is concerned.
Do a search on Linux and TCP Window and you'll find some useful links that explain where/how to make adjustments to this. > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Warner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 07/14/2003 12:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Tweak RH 9 for broadband connection > > > On Sun, 2003-07-13 at 13:01, Medhat Galal wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > It's time to tweak linux to perform better for broadband. > Usually, it an > > easy task for winBlows users, but dslreports.com provides a > good head > > start. > > > > Has anyone tried this before? how did it work for you? Any > reason why RH > > sets MTU to only 1440? > > > > Any suggestions, links and additional resources would be welcome. > > Thanks a bunch, > > RedHat default is 1500, not 1440. If your link is being set > to 1440 it > is because (a) there is something in your startup that is > setting it to > 1440, or (b) there is some MTU path discovery going on and the MTU is > being set to the maximum that works during initialization. > Hard-coding > an MTU to something below the Ethernet default (1500) is not something > to take lightly; dlsreports and other simplify the situation > by assuming > that a small sample of data over a limited time period is > representative. Further, it does not take into account other issues > like VPN overhead, etc. Tweak away, but you are delusional if you > believe that a few seconds of data will provide you with anything that > will be representative over months of use. > > - rick warner > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
