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author | Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org> | 2007-11-07 02:26:15 -0800 |
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committer | David S. Miller <davem@sunset.davemloft.net> | 2007-11-07 04:15:05 -0800 |
commit | 240e546445709dd9a883a0629b55961f8efe7f27 (patch) | |
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[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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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/Configurable b/Documentation/networking/Configurable deleted file mode 100644 index 69c0dd466ea..00000000000 --- a/Documentation/networking/Configurable +++ /dev/null @@ -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 |