Jeremy,

I get the mysterious page usually when I try to find a web site through 
the google toolbar. So, I am not typing a url, just some words into the 
google toolbar. I can also get it by typing a url into the browser 
directly.

BTW, cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_ecn returns a zero on my system, so I 
think that is not the problem (if I understand the concept behind this 
issue). Here is the reference that I read - 
http://herzl.nylug.org/pipermail/nylug-talk/2003-January/009767.html.

I guess it is the default in Debian to not enable ECN, since I have not 
enabled it. I am running Linux version 2.4.26-mppe.040907 
(root@latitude610) (gcc version 3.3.4 (Debian 1:3.3.4-6sarge1)) #1 Tue 
Sep 7 14:47:33 MST 2004. It is a custom kernel that includes mppe 
support for vpn tunnels. The problem is not related to my tunnel, just 
plain ol' web browsing.

Perhaps I should enable ECN?????

Any other suggestions would be most appreciated!

Mark


Mark

Jeremy C. Reed wrote:

>On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Mark Phillips wrote:
>
>  
>
>>I have a Debian Linux system (testing/Sarge) with Mozilla 1.7.2 that I
>>use for email and browsing. I am getting a strange redirect page when I
>>surf the net with Cox. It says - "Oops. There may be an issue with the
>>URL Forwarding service for this domain, in which case our technical
>>staff is currently working the situation. Otherwise, this domain is
>>currently under construction and will be back online soon." The rest of
>>the page is a search page with different categories (travel,
>>entertainment, etc.) I have a screen shot, if you are interested.
>>    
>>
>
>That type of search page reminds me of various pages for many domains that
>are based on typos of popular domain names.
>
>So what exact URL were you trying?
>
>  
>
>>I don't get this with all pages, just some - for example google,
>>fidelity, cox.net, as well as some more obscure pages. I can also get
>>this from a link on a page that takes me to another page on the same
>>site. It also seems, that once I get that message, I cannot get to that
>>web site again unless I shut down the browser and start again. It does
>>not happen all the time, but the frequency seems to have been increasing
>>in the past month. Roughly, 10% at the start of the month and 30-40%
>>now. Also, I have been getting slower and slower response time while
>>browsing and retrieving email - including server timeouts.
>>    
>>
>
>I am not sure if this is related, but I use the following in my
>/etc/sysctl.conf:
>
># 28/Apr/2004 reed
># some old webservers can't be reach with Explicit Congestion Notification
>net.ipv4.tcp_ecn=0
>
>  
>
>>1. Can a Linux system become infected with what is commonly called
>>"spyware"?
>>    
>>
>
>Yes, it could. I have only heard of one though: titrax which is a Athena
>(libXaw) based time tracker for Unix. (It wasn't malicious though.)
>
> Jeremy C. Reed
>
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