Hi, I'm using httpd as a reverse proxy. The backend server fragments responses in 2 parts. When clients connecting with keep-alive, the first response from the backend server is received normally, but all subsequent responses have a delay. This delay happens because Apache is waiting around 40ms to acknowledge the first fragment from the backend server. It appears to be a bad combination of TCP delayed ACK on Apache's side and Nagle algorithm on the backend side. Is there any way to make sure that Apache uses TCP_NODELAY or TCP_QUICKACK options in its sockets? Here is the relevant trace of the 2nd request: 3.384012 client -> apache HTTP 166 GET /whatever HTTP/1.1 3.384136 apache -> backend HTTP 275 GET /whatever HTTP/1.1 3.387660 backend -> apache TCP 919 [TCP segment of a reassembled PDU] 3.387780 apache -> client TCP 950 [TCP segment of a reassembled PDU] 3.427353 apache -> backend TCP 68 38757 > 8081 [ACK] Seq=10144 Ack=41940 Win=116224 Len=0 TSval=1245880144 TSecr=1245880104 3.427365 backend -> apache HTTP 73 HTTP/1.1 302 Found (text/html) 3.427433 apache -> backend TCP 68 38757 > 8081 [ACK] Seq=10144 Ack=41945 Win=116224 Len=0 TSval=1245880144 TSecr=1245880144 3.427457 apache -> client HTTP 73 HTTP/1.1 302 Found (text/html) And this is the configuration of the reverse proxy: <VirtualHost *:80> ErrorLog logs/reverse-error.log ProxyPass / http://localhost:8081/ flushwait=0 flushpackets=on </VirtualHost> best, Duarte Meneses --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx