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ERLomboy_27803
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Mar 03, 2015

Nagle's Algorithm, enable or disable???

Hi Guys,   Had a query about Nagle's algorithm on why this feature is enabled by default on version 10 but on the latest version 11, it is already disabled by default.   Our LBs are currently ...
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StephanManthey's avatar
StephanManthey
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Mar 03, 2015

Hi ERLomboy,

 

Nagl´s enabled was the default setting with the introduction of TMOS v9.

 

But especially for web traffic it makes sense to use custom tcp profiles with Nagl´s disabled.

 

I noticed similar issues in the past.

 

Please do not modify the default tcp profiles. Create new profiles with modifications and use them as parent.

 

Thanks, Stephan