Ken Hornstein writes:
 > >Does anyone know *why* the rfc 1323 option produces pessimal network
 > >behavior?
 [..]

 > I would try two things:
 > 
 > - Turn off VJ header compression on the PPP connection
 > - Turn off rfc1323 via sysctl.

	I had *exactly* the same problem, also with a Linux box.
Turning off rfc1323 via sysctl in the NetBSD machine on the
PPP link solved the problem completely.

		Jesus.

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