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SubjectRe: Update: Subtle data corruption of TCP streams
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The problem is NOT with the end systems.

The problem is with a bandwidth management box IN BETWEEN the end systems.

Wietse

Blu3Viper:
> How about taking this to linux-kernel for discussion since it appears to be
> a development kernel bug possibly?
>
> -d
>
> > Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 10:38:36 -0500
> > From: Wietse Venema <wietse@PORCUPINE.ORG>
> > To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM
> > Subject: Update: Subtle data corruption of TCP streams
> >
> > Apparently, once instance of this data corruption problem is caused
> > by an unnamed bandwidth management system. It runs as a bridge,
> > and does not show up in traceroute etc. output. We were able to
> > estimate its location (at 5 ms round-trip time from one endpoint)
> > by analyzing packet arrival times.

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