Re: 2.1.130UP and network connections

Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH (allbery@kf8nh.apk.net)
Thu, 03 Dec 1998 20:55:05 -0500

In message <Pine.LNX.4.05.9812031320380.2489-100000@coffee.psychology.mcmaste
r.
ca>, Mark Hahn writes:
+-----
| I reported a problem with these symptoms about a month ago,
| and included tcpdump logs for Alan & co. turns out that some
| widely-used stack out there sends syn-less acks in response to syn,
| presumably when under load. examples of this include quote.yahoo.com,
| necxdirect.necx.com and other indispensible sites ;)
+--->8

*blink*

Ummm, doesn't Yahoo use FreeBSD?

2@hilfy:501 B# queso quote.yahoo.com
204.71.200.141:80 * FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD

OTOH,

2@hilfy:502 B# queso necxdirect.necx.com
199.172.141.197:80 * Reliant Unix from Siemens-Nixdorf

Interestink....

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carnegie mellon / electrical and computer engineering			 KF8NH
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