From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Sep 16 16:23:25 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA19662 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 16 Sep 1996 16:23:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jmb@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id QAA19656; Mon, 16 Sep 1996 16:23:24 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" Message-Id: <199609162323.QAA19656@freefall.freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Slow Etherlink To: jab@rock.anchorage.net (Jeffrey Barber) Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 16:23:23 -0700 (PDT) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <01BBA3DF.D5124740@jabpc.rtfm.com> from "Jeffrey Barber" at Sep 16, 96 03:00:41 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Jeffrey Barber wrote: > > OK, If we can get past all the sarcasim bull shit! I realize that the = > ping I showed for Linux seems to be slower than FreeBSD but the point is = > that I have faster telnet response from Linux than I do FreeBSD. For the = > more serious ppl who want to help. Let me rephrase my question: Why = > would pinging and telneting to FreeBSD be slower than that of a Linux = > box? can your provide more information? you are telneting from a _____ to a _____ (fill in OS). the FreeBSD box is running _____ (fill in with "uname -a") the other box is running ______ you have tcp_extensions turned of of off (please check in /etc/sysconfig for a line that starts "tcp_extensions") alternately run "sysctl -a | grep tcp.rfc" if they both equal 1 they are turned on. we really need more information to answer your question. i am very sorry about the amounct of flak you got. lastly, if you can mail in the output of "dmesg" that would help too. jmb -- Jonathan M. Bresler FreeBSD Postmaster jmb@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD--4.4BSD Unix for PC clones, source included. http://www.freebsd.org/ PGP 2.6.2 Fingerprint: 31 57 41 56 06 C1 40 13 C5 1C E3 E5 DC 62 0E FB