Date: 28 Feb 1998 10:09:31 -0600 From: Dave Marquardt <marquard@zilker.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Unexplainable? delay when ftping Message-ID: <85n2fbsock.fsf@localhost.zilker.net> In-Reply-To: Font's message of "Sat, 28 Feb 1998 04:07:16 -0600 (CST)" References: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980228035310.9658A-100000@Jupiter.Mcs.Net>
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Font <font@mcs.net> writes: > When ftp'ing from home into work over ppp, I'll notice the modem lights > inactive for several moments during file transfer. This makes the > transfers much less efficient. The modem doesn't seem to be retraining, > because if I do something else like ping the ftp server, the response > comes back right away, between the file transfer pauses. Perhaps your connection dropped a packet, and you're waiting for TCP's retransmission timeout and retransmission. You might try running `netstat -s -p tcp' before you start the FTP, then after the pause and the modem lights start flashing again, and see if the retransmit timeouts statistic went up. -Dave To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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