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Re: [PATCH] fix tcp_default_win_scale.

To: John Heffner <jheffner@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix tcp_default_win_scale.
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 15:50:13 -0700
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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?

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