Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 17:48:03 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: "humbaba@gmx.net" <humbaba@gmx.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: user-ppp faster then pppd ? Message-ID: <20030912004803.GC8251@rot13.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <3F610757.9070909@gmx.net> References: <3F610757.9070909@gmx.net>
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--pAwQNkOnpTn9IO2O Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 01:37:59AM +0200, humbaba@gmx.net wrote: > >The difference is too small to be meaningful. >=20 > when you have 56k modem and ~4.5KB throughput 0.5KB can make a big=20 > difference >=20 > >The change means that the second connection traveled over wires that wer= e=20 > >slightly noisier, or slightly busier, or one of a hundred other=20 > >possibilities. The odds that there is a difference in connection speeds= =20 > >caused by a difference between ppp and pppd lie somewhere between zero a= nd=20 > >null. >=20 > I tried it several times and got the same results, therefore it must be= =20 > caused by the diffrence between ppp and pppd. I don't know that there's much to it. Since they're different implementations, they may well perform differently. For example, user ppp has had a lot of work done on it over the years, whereas pppd has essentially been an unmaintained orphan for the last 3-4 years. Just stick with whichever one works best for you. Kris --pAwQNkOnpTn9IO2O Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/YRfCWry0BWjoQKURAodkAJ9kZb05MDEx1jeLlisTSqDmcO4QRACfY8r9 8PYuIa28L7+cVL/RvZNrCF4= =KDFe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --pAwQNkOnpTn9IO2O--
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