Why does it appear like Linux is dropping packets when TCP sockets are reused?
Issue
- Why does it appear like Linux is dropping packets when TCP sockets are reused?
- We have a multi tier setup with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers, where TCP sessions are reused fast. We see
Proxy 502 / 503 errorsin proxy server logs.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
- Cisco ACE hardware, acting as loadbalancer and modifying TCP packets
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