Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 07:45:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Robert N Watson <rnw+@andrew.cmu.edu> To: freebsd-hackers@freefall.FreeBSD.org Cc: "Hector Gonzalez Jaime." <CACHO@mexicano.gdl.iteso.mx>, taob@io.org, hackers@freefall.FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: A moment in the life of ftp.cdrom.com Message-ID: <okQbDGq00YUq41mUgC@andrew.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: <1492.812770019@palmer.demon.co.uk> References: <1492.812770019@palmer.demon.co.uk>
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This is not really a very useful answer, but I know it used to be (and
probably still is the case) that when one ftp's to ftp.funet.fi, a
report on login of user status and maximum available bandwidth was
given. I assumed, when I first saw this, that it meant you were limited
to a certain bandwidth, and this was to garuntee a load share. Whether
this is the case is an interesting question, I guess. Maybe one could
email them?
Excerpts from internet.computing.freebsd-hackers: 4-Oct-95 Re: A moment
in the life of.. Gary Palmer@palmer.demon (802)
> Michael Smith stands accused of writing in message ID
> <199510032321.IAA14949@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>:
> >> I think microsoft has won that race, their ftp system told me to go
> >> away last week, they had 1250 ftp users on line.
> >Yah, but have you tried to use it past the 600 mark? Whatever it is just
> >loses its marbles as far as long-distance connections are concerned.
> >(At least, that's been my experience)
> The problem is what network link you have really. If you can get a
> fast enough network connection (perhaps FDDI or 100bTX), you should in
> theory be able to handle that number without TOO many problems. Of
> course, you'll always have problems with people a couple of hops away
> on a fast link swamping your network :-(
> Anyone know a way to do traffic limiting? Is it even fair?
> Gary
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