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"this is going to massively hurt the non-ECN capable hosts in the network" Where does the author say that? And why would it? ECN wasn't designed to screw non-E
by ajb 16y ago
"this is going to massively hurt the non-ECN capable hosts in the network"
Where does the author say that? And why would it? ECN wasn't designed to screw non-ECN hosts; it's supposed to be incrementally deployable. AFAIK, the only reason it hasn't been deployed is because a small percentage of home gateways are buggy WRT ECN.
- grogers 16y agoActually he says the opposite: (This isn't cheating; you aren't hurting anybody else's performance by turning on ECN for only one machine. Like magic, ECN is just always an improvement, and always fair. Nowadays, chances are that the reasons ECN is off by default don't apply to you anymore; try turning it on and feel the love.)