hello Jean, Just for the EOL: EOL is a TCP option indicating that pad bytes were needed before the next option could start. JeF On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 03:55:46PM -0700, Jean Tourrilhes wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm trying to understand some issue I have with compression > when using PPP over IrDA (IrNET or IrCOMM). > > If I start PPP without any compression (nobsdcomp nodeflate > novj), I start netperf things work absolutely great and solid. I > looked at the tcpdump and verified that no packet gets reordered or > dropped. > If I start with compression, the netperf TCP connection stall > almost immediately. In general I see "PPP: VJ uncompressed error" on > the receiver (but not always). In some cases I can still ping after > the TCP is stalled, but not always. > Two SMP PPro 200MHz, one 2.5.72, the other 2.4.21. The same > setup used to work fine 6 months ago. > > I looked at one of the tcpdump, and I noticed this : > ------------------------- > 14:33:13.808146 15.4.92.229.32792 > 15.4.91.45.32799: . 17377:18825(1448) ack 1 win 5840 <eol> (DF) > ------------------------- > What does the <eol> means ? > > Thanks in advance... > > Jean > - > : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- -> Jean-Francois Dive --> jef@linuxbe.org There is no such thing as randomness. Only order of infinite complexity. - Marquis de LaPlace - deterministic Principles - - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
