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Date:      Wed, 26 Nov 1997 10:09:09 +0100 (CET)
From:      Robin Huiser <robinh@jim.htsa.hva.nl>
To:        Charlie Roots <osiris2002@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: HEEEEEELP
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971126100455.12877A-100000@jim.htsa.hva.nl>
In-Reply-To: <19971123023433.14431.rocketmail@send1a.yahoomail.com>

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On Sat, 22 Nov 1997, Charlie Roots wrote:

> 
> Dear Sir,
> No one can thank you enough for the extremely stable FreeBSD operating
> system, you have opened our eys for the future.
> One questions please:
> Downloads in FreeBSD is about 5 to 6 time slower than windows 95 on
> the same machine, with the same  connection type to the net, and same
> ISP, and even at the same times of day or night.
> Now, Netstat shows no Collisions or lost packet, pppd connects
> immediately with no delays or hangups, ifconfig reports the ppp0 is
> UP, MULTICAST, RUNNING
> MTU is 1500, DNS lookups work almost instantly resolving any name, I
> have been looking for an answer in mailing lists, FAQs, usenet,
> e-mailing bunch of Sysops, YOU ARE MY LAST RESORT.
> I know you are very bussy, but please consider helping.
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU.
> 

Hi there!

Try to find out what kind of init-string your modem receives from Win95.
Sometimes some compression options are included.
It works for me! (4 to 5 times faster!!!)

Greets,

Robin Huiser 			| robinh@jim.htsa.hva.nl
Student Computer Science        |  
The Netherlands                 | FreeBSD Administrator




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