Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!TOPAZ.RUTGERS.EDU!hedrick From: hedrick@TOPAZ.RUTGERS.EDU.UUCP Newsgroups: mod.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: Re: 4.2/4.3 TCP and long RTTs Message-ID: <8612070320.AA01427@topaz.rutgers.edu> Date: Sat, 6-Dec-86 22:20:09 EST Article-I.D.: topaz.8612070320.AA01427 Posted: Sat Dec 6 22:20:09 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 7-Dec-86 04:54:40 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 5 Approved: tcp-ip@sri-nic.arpa I suspect that what you are seeing is that fact that Sun TCP (to be fair, most 4.2 based TCP's) doesn't perform well with bad connections. A number of sites have replaced Sun's TCP modules with their 4.3 equivalents. This makes a dramatic difference in dealing with difficult cases.