RANDOM_IP_ID sysctl?

Xin LI delphij at frontfree.net
Tue Jun 29 13:08:11 PDT 2004


On Tue, Jun 29, 2004 at 04:43:32PM +0200, Max Laier wrote:
> 
> On Tuesday 29 June 2004 15:40, Xin LI wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 29, 2004 at 02:13:38PM +0100, David Malone wrote:
> > > It seems to me that RANDOM_IP_ID might be better as a sysctl rather
> > > than a kernel option. Would anyone mind if I changed this?
> 
> I personally think that RANDOM_IP_ID is something that should be tweakable on 
> a per-interface basis (at least). I usually want randomized IDs on my uplink 
> interface while it could harm my GigE internal network due to faster ID reuse 
> cycles.

Hmm... You are right and I concur with your idea now.

Cheers,
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Xin LI <delphij frontfree net>	http://www.delphij.net/
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