Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 15:17:18 -0500 From: "Garrett A. Wollman" <wollman@lcs.mit.edu> To: Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: delays in ppp solved Message-ID: <9601172017.AA23244@halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <199601171942.MAA09000@rocky.sri.MT.net> References: <199601161717.KAA08693@intele.net> <Pine.Sola.3.91.960117140412.21531A-100000@chicago> <199601171942.MAA09000@rocky.sri.MT.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
<<On Wed, 17 Jan 1996 12:42:05 -0700, Nate Williams <nate@sri.MT.net> said: >[somebody wrote:] >> > 1. Modem compression slows down turn-around time -- terrible for >> > interactive sessions. > Again, this is true but it's not that bad. Again, I'm seeing less than > 10%. Actually, it's much more significant that modem compression dramatically increases jitter. Don't expect NTP to keep good time when connected over a compressed serial line. -GAWollman -- Garrett A. Wollman | Shashish is simple, it's discreet, it's brief. ... wollman@lcs.mit.edu | Shashish is the bonding of hearts in spite of distance. Opinions not those of| It is a bond more powerful than absence. We like people MIT, LCS, ANA, or NSA| who like Shashish. - Claude McKenzie + Florent Vollant
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?9601172017.AA23244>