[NET]: Remove Documentation/networking/Configurable
After more than 11 years this file does no longer contain much useful information. Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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- information on the 3Com EtherLink Plus (3c505) driver.
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6pack.txt
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- info on the 6pack protocol, an alternative to KISS for AX.25
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Configurable
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- info on some of the configurable network parameters
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DLINK.txt
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- info on the D-Link DE-600/DE-620 parallel port pocket adapters
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PLIP.txt
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There are a few network parameters that can be tuned to better match
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the kernel to your system hardware and intended usage. The defaults
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are usually a good choice for 99% of the people 99% of the time, but
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you should be aware they do exist and can be changed.
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The current list of parameters can be found in the files:
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linux/net/TUNABLE
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Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
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Some of these are accessible via the sysctl interface, and many more are
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scheduled to be added in this way. For example, some parameters related
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to Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) are very easily viewed and altered.
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# cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/arp_timeout
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6000
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# echo 7000 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/arp_timeout
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# cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/arp_timeout
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7000
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Others are already accessible via the related user space programs.
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For example, MAX_WINDOW has a default of 32 k which is a good choice for
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modern hardware, but if you have a slow (8 bit) Ethernet card and/or a slow
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machine, then this will be far too big for the card to keep up with fast
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machines transmitting on the same net, resulting in overruns and receive errors.
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A value of about 4 k would be more appropriate, which can be set via:
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# route add -net 192.168.3.0 window 4096
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The remainder of these can only be presently changed by altering a #define
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in the related header file. This means an edit and recompile cycle.
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Paul Gortmaker 06/96
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