[Gllug] What's that network congestion setting called?

[Chris Bell]

On Mon 07 Feb, John Winters wrote:
> 
> I'm investigating a Linux box (running 2.6.8) which is getting very bad
> network performance some of the time.  I recall a network negotiation
> field which some routers don't implement correctly and can IIRC cause
> symptoms similar to what I'm seeing, but after sleeping on it overnight I
> still can't remember what it's called.
> 
> Can anyone jog my failing memory please?  It's a bit in a header which
> used to be reserved and then became defined but some routers throw a
> wobbler if it's set.  If only I could remember the name I could turn it
> off on the Linux box to see if that helps.
> 
> TIA,
> John
> 
   There used to be a problem with some NIC's that had a fixed collision
back-off delay, hence the possibility of repeated collisions.
   There are currently complaints about network problems affecting
subscribers in Devon connecting to Demon in Warrington, so there could be a
BT problem.

-- 
Chris Bell

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