Re: OT: Can an old NIC driver affect TLS?

[Adam Mooz <adam.mooz () gmail com>]

On 2009-11-27, at 7:04 AM, Paul Halliday wrote:

> I have been troubleshooting a weird latency issue between a web client
> and a finance application.
>
> The NIC driver was stamped 2006 and after an update the problem seems
> to have disappeared. Does this make sense?
>
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A driver most certainly can effect latency, or just about any other parameter of the NIC.  Example, if the old driver 
you had installed contained a 'hack' that was put there just to get the driver working while a proper patch was 
developed, this 'hack' may have been the source of your latency; which when removed in a future update disappeared.  
Drivers should always be kept up to date, typically for NIC's a driver update is going to improve either performance or 
stability.  

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it benefits your company and how your customers can tell if a site is secure. You will find out how to test, purchase, 
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