Sebastien, this could be a problem with explicit congestion notifications (ECN). You can disable it like so... echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_ecn (as root) The fault is at the web server or its router, not your kernel. The older kernels had ECN disabled (or maybe not implemented). See also: http://lwn.net/2001/0201/kernel.php3 -Bart * Sebastien Bailard <pinkmeatprime [ at ] supermeta [ dot ] com> [060830 03:21]: > Hey, > > I've got an odd problem that comes up with one url, www.taigtools.com . When > I point programs like elinks, wget, mozilla, or konqueror at taigtools.com on > my debian laptop, debian desktop, or the remote debian server I'm ssh'ed > into, they timeout. On my zaurus pda, my wife's apple, or a second redhat > server I'm ssh'ed into, no problem. > > What could the problem be? It took me a while to pin this much down. > > The debian server is a recent debian server at vpslink.com, running > Linux version 2.6.8-022stab078.14-enterprise (root [ at ] kern268 [ dot ] build [ dot ] sw [ dot ] ru) (gcc > version 3.3.3 20040412 (Red Hat Linux 3.3.3-7)) #1 SMP Wed Jul 19 16:24:18 > MSD 2006 > and seems to be a fresh sarge install. > > The debian desktop is running > Linux version 2.6.17 (root@Knoppix) (gcc version 4.0.4 20060507 (prerelease) > (Debian 4.0.3-3)) #4 SMP PREEMPT Wed May 10 13:53:45 CEST 2006 > and is an unstable install off a recent knoppix disk. > > The redhat server is > Linux version 2.4.29-grsec (root [ at ] chrome [ dot ] nocdirect [ dot ] com) (gcc version 2.96 > 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.3 2.96-113)) #1 SMP Fri Feb 4 15:36:57 CST 2005 > > And the zaurus is running 2.6.15 . > > Is it some debian anti-machinetool thing? > > Regards, > -Sebastien Bailard > _______________________________________________ > Linux mailing list > Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > http://www.oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux -- WebSig: http://www.jukie.net/~bart/sig/
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