On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 10:33 AM, Dmitrij D. Czarkoff <[email protected]> wrote: > Stuart Henderson said: >> Half of that page is obsolete. > [...] >> Various things are recommended without explaining that they are a >> trade-off or can cause problems. There are >> It includes "tweaks" which may improve performance of an end host (but >> have trade-offs) in a page mostly talking about routers, other >> "tweaks" which are nothing to do with networking and in some cases >> dangerous. > > It would be nice if someone with expertise could write a detailed > explanation of the issues with that article... >
It shouldn't be any developer's responsibility to refute or confirm unofficial guidance found anywhere else. Unnecessary configuration tweaks frequently confuse and discourage those who would otherwise help you troubleshoot legitimate issues, either because they have caused the problem in the first place or have introduced red herrings. The defaults are suitable as defaults. If and when a default no longer makes sense, it will likely be changed. If a default is not appropriate for YOUR personal needs, it is YOUR responsibility to figure out what needs fixing or changing. Refer to the official FAQs, manuals, source, mailing list archives, etc to figure out what to do -- prior to asking questions. --david
