[geeks] Well, THAT was a setback

[der Mouse]

> I've heard people talk about the Linux TCP stack falling down under
> heavy load, but never had it happen to me.  Until today.
> [...]
> I have never, ever seen that happen before...  I guess I won't be
> using my LTO2 drive attached this machine *at all*.

Why not?  Is using something other than Linux, something with a
reliable TCP stack, not an option for some reason?  Perhaps on another
machine set up specifically for the purpose?

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