Followup to: <20010214190128.G923@ppetru.net>
By author: Petru Paler <ppetru@ppetru.net>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> Hello,
>
> What is the impact of enabling ECN on the server side ? I mean, will
> any clients (with broken firewalls) be affected if a SMTP/HTTP server
> has ECN enabled ?
>
> On the other hand, is there any advantage with ECN enabled on the server
> side ?
>
Pro: better behaviour in presence of network congestion.
Con: people behind broken firewalls can't connect.
-hpa
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