Re: TCP window updates [Was: PROBLEM: Sending mail-attachment]

Matthias Moeller (mattes@ice.robin.de)
Sun, 7 Mar 1999 19:32:53 +0100 (CET)


On Sun, 7 Mar 1999, David Miller wrote:

> I'm embarrased, what a stupid bug. Good spotting.
>
> I was trying to avoid the calculation of the new window when possible
> because I knew the window selection path often had some multiples in
> it, crap.
>
> Please try this patch:

I still see a problem. What if only the first ACK (advertising
the small window) gets through to the sender and the other ACKs
get lost in network? Should'nt there be a timeout?

Matthias

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