From: Baruch Even (baruch_at_nonexisting.hamakor.org.il)
Date: Mon 23 Jan 2006 - 17:43:18 IST
Shachar Shemesh wrote:
> Baruch Even wrote:
>
>
>>The best bet would be to use RED with ECN for TCP, this way you send the
>>correct messages to the TCP layer without dropping downloaded packets.
>>
>>
>
> ECN uses two TCP flags that were considered "reserved" for decades
> (literally). Last I heared (which was some while ago, I admit), some
> firewalls freaked out when receiving TCP with ECN, which means that if
> you enable ECN, there will be random sites you will not be able to
> connect to.
This is true, but it does happen in the very fringes of the Internet.
I have ECN enabled (for no real reason really) and I have not had any
problem accessing anything.
YMMV.
Baruch
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