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autorun4linuxcd package

  1. Bug #264019
  2. Comment #87

Comment 87 for bug 264019

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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote : Re: [Bug 264019] Re: unable to visit some websites and ftpsites with 2.6.27

On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 10:56:23PM -0000, Nick Lowe wrote:
> Just to clarify this in stark terms...

> The workaround -introduces- a data corruption problem at high data rates
> because it disables PAWS protection in the TCP/IP stack by virtue of the
> timestamps no longer being there.

> The server release will go out with this, which will be run in places
> highly likely to see these data rates!

It has always been our intention to provide a kernel update immediately
post-release to correct this issue. This new information doesn't change
that plan (and indeed, Dave appears to acknowledge that disabling tcp
timestamping is the lesser evil here).

We should consider re-adding this to the release notes based on this latest
information, so thank you for the pointer.

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