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Re: should TCPs do MTU black hole detection?
From: Jeff Mcadams <jeffm () iglou com>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 21:44:48 -0500
Thus spake Randy Bush
the choice seems
o when it breaks, the noc gets the call, debugs it, and it gets fixed
^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Optimist!
o when it breaks, the software does successive guesswork back-offs until it makes it through. the performance sucks big-time, the customer thinks the isp is at fault, but the noc does not get called and the real problem never gets fixed.
This one is pretty accurate though. -- Jeff McAdams Email: jeffm () iglou com Head Network Administrator Voice: (502) 966-3848 IgLou Internet Services (800) 436-4456
Current thread:
- should TCPs do MTU black hole detection? Vern Paxson (Nov 18)
- Re: should TCPs do MTU black hole detection? Alex P. Rudnev (Nov 18)
- Re: should TCPs do MTU black hole detection? Chris Cappuccio (Nov 18)
- Re: should TCPs do MTU black hole detection? Randy Bush (Nov 18)
- Re: should TCPs do MTU black hole detection? Jeff Mcadams (Nov 18)
- Re: should TCPs do MTU black hole detection? Randy Bush (Nov 18)
- Re: should TCPs do MTU black hole detection? Greg A. Woods (Nov 19)
- Re: should TCPs do MTU black hole detection? Randy Bush (Nov 18)
- Re: should TCPs do MTU black hole detection? Alex P. Rudnev (Nov 18)
- Re: should TCPs do MTU black hole detection? Randy Bush (Nov 18)
- Re: should TCPs do MTU black hole detection? Dave Morton (Nov 19)