Re: [lkml]2.2.19pre13: Are there network problem with a low-bandwidth link?

thunder7@xs4all.nl
Tue, 20 Feb 2001 12:34:57 +0100


On Mon, Feb 19, 2001 at 08:38:43AM -0500, TenThumbs wrote:
> When I am a) using modem ppp connection and b) downloading a file from a
> reasonably fast server so that the incoming connection is saturated,
> then attempting to open a new network tcp connection while this is going
> on fails quite regularly. The user app gets a ECONNRESET error.
>
<snip>
> This never happens if the link is idle or lightly loaded. Heavy load is
> extremely important.
>
I also saw this when my 2.2.19pre12/13 workstation connected to a
2.2.19pre8 isdn-router. When downloading a large file via ftp at max
speed, other connections don't 'get through'.

Perhaps other people can agree/disagree on this?

Jurriaan

-- 
I never deny, I never contradict. I sometimes forget.
        Benjamin Disraeli
GNU/Linux 2.4.1-ac19 SMP/ReiserFS 2x1402 bogomips load av: 0.01 0.06 0.26
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