Messages in this thread | | | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: ECN for servers ? | Date | 14 Feb 2001 12:41:26 -0800 |
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Followup to: <20010214190128.G923@ppetru.net> By author: Petru Paler <ppetru@ppetru.net> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > Hello, > > What is the impact of enabling ECN on the server side ? I mean, will > any clients (with broken firewalls) be affected if a SMTP/HTTP server > has ECN enabled ? > > On the other hand, is there any advantage with ECN enabled on the server > side ? >
Pro: better behaviour in presence of network congestion.
Con: people behind broken firewalls can't connect.
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