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Re: TCP window size not supported

1999-08-26 08:13:39
Subject: Re: TCP window size not supported
From: Ray Schafer <schafer AT TKG DOT COM>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 08:13:39 -0400
Richard Sims wrote:

> >Docs call for 1-2048.
>
> Hmmm.  The latest online manual for Unix B/A Clients says
> "For Solaris the maximum value is 1024.", otherwise the
> maximum is 2048.  Well, that's one way to move people to
> RS/6000 boxes.

I beleive that it's purley an operating system limitation. Solaris can't
do a TCP window size as large as AIX can.  I find it surprising,
actually, that Sun hasn't been more aggresive in handling  fast
networks. (Full Duplex 100 MB Ethernet is lame, TCP Receive space is
small).


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