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Re: [PATCH] fix tcp_default_win_scale.

To: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix tcp_default_win_scale.
From: John Heffner <jheffner@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 21:32:09 -0400 (EDT)
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On Tue, 6 Jul 2004, David S. Miller wrote:

> On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 17:55:12 -0400 (EDT)
> John Heffner <jheffner@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Another bit to addr to the firewall / window scale mess:  I remember from
> > a while ago that the Cisco PIX firewalls would not allow a window scale of
> > greater than 8.  I don't know if they've fixed this or not.  It seems
> > like some sort of arbitrary limit.
>
> In what manner did it deal with > 8 window scales?  By rewriting the option
> or deleting the option entirely from the SYN or SYN+ACK packets?

I don't recall.  It was not as ugly as changing the option value.  It may
have just sent a RST.

  -John


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