Re: Packet sizes on transfers between client/server

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Walker, Jed S" <Jed_Walker(at)cable(dot)comcast(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Packet sizes on transfers between client/server
Date: 2005-08-26 16:51:31
Message-ID: 10055.1125075091@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Walker, Jed S" <Jed_Walker(at)cable(dot)comcast(dot)com> writes:
> We are needing to cut-down network traffic between our PostgreSQL client
> and server. The network team says that PostgreSQL is transferring data
> in 256k packets with acks of around half that size. Is there a parameter
> or a connection string setting that can be changed to force the system
> to use larger packet sizes?

Postgres has no idea whatsoever about packet sizes. This would be an
issue for your kernel vendor.

regards, tom lane

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