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SubjectRe: real kernel bloat
On Thu, 27 Jun 1996, Alan Cox wrote:

> When ping says 20% packet dropout you should be firing the network manager
> or whoever refused to buy better links ;) 2.0 should be better than 1.2, but
> above about 10% the error correction scheme used by a TCP (ack frames)
> really breaks down badly.

A lot of us on serial connectionss have days when quite a few of our
destinations see 20% or better packet dropout....



lilo



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