:Tuning the Linux Kernel for Better Network Throughput
Tuning the Linux Kernel for Better Network Throughput Jun 24, 2007, 12 :00 UTC (2 Talkback[s]) (13041 reads) (Other stories by Vincent Danen)
"The Linux kernel and the distributions that package it typically provide very conservative defaults to certain network settings that affect networking parameters. These settings can be tuned via the /proc filesystem or using the sysctl program. The latter is often better, as it reads the contents of /etc/sysctl.conf, which allows you to keep settings across reboots.
"The following is a snippet from /etc/sysctl.conf that may improve network performance..."
