--- 2.2.14-tcp/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c.~1~	Fri Jan  7 18:19:25 2000
+++ 2.2.14-tcp/net/ipv4/tcp_output.c	Wed Jan 12 02:47:32 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;
@@ -1044,6 +1044,8 @@
 			 */
 			if(tcp_in_quickack_mode(tp))
 				tcp_exit_quickack_mode(tp);
+			if (!tp->ato)
+				tp->ato = tp->rto;
 			tcp_send_delayed_ack(tp, HZ/2);
 			return;
 		}