k-bom Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 Anything to say about the link next? http://www.p2pforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=111&t=32557 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadWingKnight Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 Set your net.max_halfopen low and don't bother with any patchers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 Why does everyone always what to say something about it?The "patch" and its effects are well knownThe Limit doesn't actually prevent anything, reports claiming it significantly slows the spreading of viruses and disabled DOS attacks are just as false as reports that it significantly speeds up BitTorrent traffic. "Significantly" being the keyword - a virus can still exponentially spread itself, but with a lower exponent, and BitTorrent traffic can take a couple of seconds longer to get going. No big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-bom Posted August 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Thanks for the answers.Honestly, I've not seen any difference from avoiding 4226 or not (through net.max_halfopen variable reduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switeck Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Even if there's no different from your point of view, networking-wise it would be best to choose lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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