Now this is why we read the archives first...
This will surely be a FAQ soon enough..
The short answer is it isn't the kernel that is screwy, it is the
site(s)/routers.
Also look at the docs re Explicit Congestion Notification
On Sun, 24 Sep 2000, J Brook wrote:
> On Sun 24 Sep 2000 Derrik Pates wrote:
> >- I am unable to connect to several sites, including
> >cisco.netacad.net and www.hotmail.com. I always receive a "connection
> >refused". It seems weird, but with 2.2.18pre10, I could connect, and
> >with 2.4.0-test8, I can't.
>
> I get similar behaviour on my box (RH6.2 kernel 2.4.0-t9p5). I am
> able to call up the hotmail homepage using Netscape, but am unable to
> login. More crucially I am unable to send email (using qmail) to
> hotmail addresses when running the latest kernels (I've noticed this
> problem since test8 - I was going to email hotmail about it, but
> seeing as how it's come up here....!) However, I am able to connect
> without any problems using my 2.2.16 kernel, and I am also able to
> send emails to hotmail addresses using qmail using that kernel.
>
> Instructions describing how to gather more useful information would
> be welcome (or pointers to where the relevant instructions are :-)
>
> John
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