Re: TCP Connections stuck in SYN_SENT state with 2.4.12, 2.4.13, 2.4.14

J Sloan (jjs@pobox.com)
Tue, 06 Nov 2001 00:55:43 -0800


"James A. Hillyerd" wrote:

> I have a strange problem, outgoing TCP packets get stuck at the SYN_SENT
> point for certain websites. Two of the sites I have this problem with
> are zdnet.com and compusa.com. When I try to telnet to port 80, the
> connection will never be established, and netstat shows it in the
> SYN_SENT state.

Did you by chance enable ecn in the kernel?

Try:

echo "0" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_ecn

This is a FAQ IIRC -

cu

jjs

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