kernel optimization for long distance download??

[sara fink]

In the kernel you have an option for congestion tweaking. Probably they
enabled it. Sally floyd RFC 4782.

There are other tweaks as well for the tcp/ip stack.

Try traceroute, tcpdump, mtr, wireshark to see where it gets stuck. BTW, on
which protocol you got the slow speed? http or other?


2010/3/2 Hetz Ben Hamo <hetzbh at gmail.com>

> Hi people,
>
> I'm having an argument with a hosting company abroad. Their mirror server
> gives me full speed download (600k on my 5Mbit ADSL) while my server there
> gives me half.
> They say that they don't use any QoS tricks.
>
> I have talked to their support and I heard a weird claim: their mirror
> server's kernel is "optimized for long distance download".
> I never heard of such a thing in my life with the Linux kernel of such a
> thing..
>
> Could someone shed a light of such a thing? or is it a simple lie?
>
> Thanks,
> Hetz
>
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