remove Documentation/networking/Configurable
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PATCH 1/1 remove Documentation/networking/Configurable
After more than 11 years this file does no longer contain much useful information.
Signed-off-by Adrian Bunk <[email protected]>
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@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ - information on the 3Com EtherLink Plus (3c505) driver. 6pack.txt - info on the 6pack protocol, an alternative to KISS for AX.25 -Configurable - - info on some of the configurable network parameters DLINK.txt - info on the D-Link DE-600/DE-620 parallel port pocket adapters PLIP.txt
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@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@ - -There are a few network parameters that can be tuned to better match -the kernel to your system hardware and intended usage. The defaults -are usually a good choice for 99% of the people 99% of the time, but -you should be aware they do exist and can be changed. - -The current list of parameters can be found in the files: - - linux/net/TUNABLE - Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt - -Some of these are accessible via the sysctl interface, and many more are -scheduled to be added in this way. For example, some parameters related -to Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) are very easily viewed and altered. - - # cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/arp_timeout - 6000 - # echo 7000 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/arp_timeout - # cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/arp_timeout - 7000 - -Others are already accessible via the related user space programs. -For example, MAX_WINDOW has a default of 32 k which is a good choice for -modern hardware, but if you have a slow (8 bit) Ethernet card and/or a slow -machine, then this will be far too big for the card to keep up with fast -machines transmitting on the same net, resulting in overruns and receive errors. -A value of about 4 k would be more appropriate, which can be set via: - - # route add -net 192.168.3.0 window 4096 - -The remainder of these can only be presently changed by altering a #define -in the related header file. This means an edit and recompile cycle. - - Paul Gortmaker 06/96
From: Adrian Bunk <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 18:05:11 +0100
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After more than 11 years this file does no longer contain much useful information.
Signed-off-by Adrian Bunk <[email protected]>
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