new scripts for tinkering with tcp buffer sizes on linux.

diff --git a/scripts/networking/set_tcp_config.sh b/scripts/networking/set_tcp_config.sh
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+++ b/scripts/networking/set_tcp_config.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# this script modifies the linux kernel for maximum tcp buffer size, which can
+# improve long-haul transfers over a wan.
+
+# new maximum buffer size to set.
+new_max=4194304
+
+echo "net.core.wmem_max=$new_max" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
+echo "net.core.rmem_max=$new_max" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
+
+echo "net.ipv4.tcp_rmem= 10240 87380 $new_max" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
+echo "net.ipv4.tcp_wmem= 10240 87380 $new_max" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
+
+echo "net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling = 1" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
+
+echo "net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 1" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
+
+echo "net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 1" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
+
+echo "net.ipv4.tcp_no_metrics_save = 1" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
+
+echo "net.core.netdev_max_backlog = 5000" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
+

diff --git a/scripts/networking/show_tcp_memory.sh b/scripts/networking/show_tcp_memory.sh
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+++ b/scripts/networking/show_tcp_memory.sh
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+
+function show_proc()
+{
+  echo ----------------------------------------------
+  echo $*
+  $*
+}
+
+show_proc cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_mem
+show_proc cat /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_default
+show_proc cat /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max
+show_proc cat /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_default
+show_proc cat /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max
+show_proc cat /proc/sys/net/core/optmem_max
+show_proc cat /proc/net/sockstat
+show_proc cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_max_orphans
+