2.2.20 vs 2.4.17 on 486 server
I have simple 486 server with:
- 2 ISA ethernet cards (eepro.o)
- ppp connection to Internet
I installed 2.4.17 (then 2.4.18-pre2) there, and discovered, that two connected workstations has very bad Internet connection (for example it was impossible to watch huge www pages or download pictures, edonkey/kza transfers were small). So i tested:
- WWW speed on server -> OK (every page opens without problems)
- scp transfer between server and workstations -> OK (more than 100KB/s) There is squid installed on my server. But even if I used it on workstation - WWW still works bad! Looks like something was really bad with MASQ. But everything was OK on much faster (k6-2 500) system.
So I installed 2.2.20 - and all problems disappeared!
I am almost sure I compiled similiar stuff to every kernel, there was exactly the same ipchains rules and route. How can I check what was bad with 2.4.x ?
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I believe that the ipchains compatibility in 2.4.17 is a hack. You really should use iptables and not use the ipchains in 2.4.x. I do not know if this will fix your problem. However, I have very good luck with iptables and 2.4.x vs. 2.2.x.
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I have simple 486 server with:
- 2 ISA ethernet cards (eepro.o)
- ppp connection to Internet
I installed 2.4.17 (then 2.4.18-pre2) there, and discovered, that two connected workstations has very bad Internet connection (for example it was impossible to watch huge www pages or download pictures, edonkey/kza transfers were small). So i tested:
- WWW speed on server -> OK (every page opens without problems)
- scp transfer between server and workstations -> OK (more than 100KB/s) There is squid installed on my server. But even if I used it on workstation - WWW still works bad! Looks like something was really bad with MASQ. But everything was OK on much faster (k6-2 500) system.So I installed 2.2.20 - and all problems disappeared!
I am almost sure I compiled similiar stuff to every kernel, there was exactly the same ipchains rules and route. How can I check what was bad with 2.4.x ?