Messages in this thread | | | From | Rogier Wolff <> | Subject | Re: IP: optimize as a router not host | Date | Fri, 22 Mar 1996 08:58:43 +0100 |
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Alan Cox wrote: > > The rule of thumb seems to be that with more than about 10..25% packet > > loss, TCP just doesn't work very well (or not at all, if you want to send > > big files). IMHO, selective reject would increase that number somewhat. > > Ask a mathematician. Certainly at 40% loss tcp becomes a bit of a joke.
Our terminal server went into a mode where it dropped 70% of the packets. I was able to login to another machine and ping a faraway host to verify that is was the terminal server and not something else.
In THIS case 70% packetloss was not enough to prevent a connection getting established and used. rtt's of 280 ms: a 14k4 modem.
Roger.
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