Messages in this thread | | | From | "George Bonser" <> | Subject | RE: [PATCH] Linux default IP ttl | Date | Sun, 15 Jul 2001 03:34:28 -0700 |
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> What problems could occur from raising it to 128? I'd imagine routing > loops might mean a bit more traffic, but if other major OSes are at TTL > 128 and someone is actually having trouble with 64, then why not raise it?
I just did a traceroute to one of the IP addresses that fails with a TTL of 64 ... it is in India but the traceroute ends with a different IP address in less than 16 hops ... proxy arp ???
Anyway ... with the address in question is able to access my server farm with a TTL of 128 but not with 64. I have NO IDEA what those people are doing inside their net ... and really do not care. The bottom line as far as I am concerned is that if they can reach me, I should be able to reach them ... and with a TTL of 128, it appears that I can.
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