Date: Mon, 8 Jul 1996 10:54:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@cdsnet.net> To: Gary Palmer <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Zach Heilig <zach@blizzard.gaffaneys.com>, David Greenman <davidg@Root.COM>, Network Coordinator <nc@ai.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Increasing FTP thruput. Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.94.960708105323.11110F-100000@mail.cdsnet.net> In-Reply-To: <24878.836847492@palmer.demon.co.uk>
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Yeah, but measuring throughput on a text file with modem compression vs measuring throughput on a binary with little compression isn't really a valid comparison either. On Mon, 8 Jul 1996, Gary Palmer wrote: > Zach Heilig wrote in message ID > <87hgrjdvjl.fsf@freebsd.gaffaneys.com>: > > I noticed the same thing when I upgraded from the iijppp that came > > with 2.1.0-RELEASE to the -stable version (the -RELEASE version had a > > habit of hanging up during long transfers, the -stable one doesn't > > seem to). Ftp rates dropped from a solid 1.4K-1.5K/sec (14.4K modem) > > to about .57K/sec (from the machine directly on the other side of the > > link, i.e. remote -> phone -> local). My rates are back up to > > 1.5K/sec mostly (1.3K/sec if I'm doing interactive stuff over the > > link, which is actually usable while ftp'ing now), after making a > > slight tweak to the /etc/ppp/ppp.conf file. I added the following > > lines, I don't know which one is responsible: > > > set debug none > > disable pred1 > > deny pred1 > > disable lqr > > deny lqr > > Weird. I've been running iijppp for over a year now, and have been > upgrading regularly, and on a 28k8 I can get 5k/sec (text) download > relatively easily (with the latest version in -stable). I wonder if > this has to do with the box you are talking to? > > Gary > -- > Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member > FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info >
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