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authorru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2002-12-23 14:50:31 +0000
committerru <ru@FreeBSD.org>2002-12-23 14:50:31 +0000
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mdoc(7) police: markup and grammar fixes for previous delta.
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/tcp.4 b/share/man/man4/tcp.4
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--- a/share/man/man4/tcp.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/tcp.4
@@ -345,15 +345,22 @@ intentionally set a less then optimum limit to smooth data flow over a
network while still being able to specify huge internal TCP buffers.
.It tcp.inflight_stab
The bandwidth delay product algorithm requires a slightly larger window
-then it otherwise calculates for stability. This parameter determines the
-extra window in maximal packets / 10. The default value of 20 represents
+than it otherwise calculates for stability. This parameter determines the
+extra window in maximal packets / 10. The default value of 20 represents
2 maximal packets. Reducing this value is not recommended but you may
come across a situation with very slow links where the ping time
reduction of the default inflight code is not sufficient. If this case
-occurs you should first try reducing tcp.inflight_min and, if that does not
-work, reduce both tcp.inflight_min and tcp.inflight_stab, trying values of
-15, 10, or 5 for the latter. Never use a value less then 5. Reducing
-tcp.inflight_stab can lead to upwards of a 20% underutilization of the link
+occurs, you should first try reducing
+.Va tcp.inflight_min
+and, if that does not
+work, reduce both
+.Va tcp.inflight_min
+and
+.Va tcp.inflight_stab ,
+trying values of
+15, 10, or 5 for the latter. Never use a value less than 5. Reducing
+.Va tcp.inflight_stab
+can lead to upwards of a 20% underutilization of the link
as well as reducing the algorithm's ability to adapt to changing
situations and should only be done as a last resort.
.El
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