RE: [PATCH] Linux default IP ttl

[David S. Miller]

George Bonser writes:
 > While it is still the wee hours ... 4am here ... the change in TTL has
 > resulted in a 10% increase in bandwidth to my server farms so far. It
 > appears to be a substantial improvement.

These people need to fix their systems and routes.

As it stands they have put themselves in a position where they cannot
reach any existing Linux system with a default ttl on routes that
exceed 64 hops.

I mean, even if I did change the default ttl, this would still leave
them with the problem for all existing sites.

Later,
David S. Miller
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