--- 2.2.14/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c.~1~	Fri Jan  7 18:19:25 2000
+++ 2.2.14/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c	Sun Jan  9 21:32:04 2000
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@
 	unsigned long timeout;
 
 	/* Stay within the limit we were given */
-	timeout = tp->ato;
+	timeout = (tp->ato << 1) >> 1;
 	if (timeout > max_timeout)
 		timeout = max_timeout;
 	timeout += jiffies;