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DateTue, 6 Jul 2004 20:40:34 +0100
FromJamie Lokier <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH] fix tcp_default_win_scale.
Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Recent TCP changes exposed the problem that there ar lots of really
> broken firewalls that strip or alter TCP options.  When the options
> are modified TCP gets busted now.  The problem is that when we
> propose window scaling, we expect that the other side receives the
> same initial SYN request that we sent.  If there is corrupting
> firewalls that strip it then the window we send is not correctly
> scaled; so the other side thinks there is not enough space to send.

If a firewall strips the window scaling option in both directions,
then window scaling is disabled (RFC 1323 section 2.2).

Are you saying there are broken firewalls which strip TCP options in
one direction only?

-- Jamie
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