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Erik wrote: > My current Server: Redhat AS Release3 2.4.21-4.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri Oct 3 > 17:52:56 EDT 2003 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > > I recieve lots of message as below: > > CP: Treason uncloaked! Peer 203.12.220.228:30112/80 > <http://203.12.220.228:30112/80> shrinks window 3165578735:3165581495. > Repaired. > TCP: Treason uncloaked! Peer 203.12.220.221:59131/80 > <http://203.12.220.221:59131/80> shrinks window 76154906:76154907. Repaired. > TCP: Treason uncloaked! Peer 203.12.220.227:39670/443
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Various posts I've seen seem to indicate that it's being done by the remote peer. For example:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-isp/2002/04/msg00192.html
"So it appears that someone is running some sort of "tar-pit" system that is designed to keep sockets in a bad state and run you out of kernel memory."
try tuning off window scaling.
echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_window_scaling
To see if that fixes things.
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