Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 18:21:33 +1100 From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: darrylo@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com, msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au Cc: hackers@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Microsoft "Get ISDN"? Message-ID: <199603150721.SAA17711@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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>> Just as a data point, an Ascend P50 can transfer a 518694-byte >> /etc/hosts file in 12 seconds, for around 42Kbytes/sec (*bytes*, not >> *bits*). This is, of course, being done with compression in the P50. >> >> Somehow, I just can't see *ANY* serial-line-based ISDN modem >> handling this kind of speed. >Gimme iijppp and a Hayes ESP card and I reckon we could come pretty awful >close. You also forgot to mention that compression in the P50 costs extra. I get 219K/sec for ttcp using pppd on a local line at 115200 bps. Why is the P50 so slow? ;-) (pppd uses bsd compression and ttcp sends highly compressible data.) Bruce
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