From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Mar 15 00:09:04 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id AAA12104 for hackers-outgoing; Fri, 15 Mar 1996 00:09:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from godzilla.zeta.org.au (godzilla.zeta.org.au [203.2.228.19]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id AAA12098 for ; Fri, 15 Mar 1996 00:08:59 -0800 (PST) Received: (from bde@localhost) by godzilla.zeta.org.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id SAA17711; Fri, 15 Mar 1996 18:21:33 +1100 Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1996 18:21:33 +1100 From: Bruce Evans Message-Id: <199603150721.SAA17711@godzilla.zeta.org.au> To: darrylo@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com, msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au Subject: Re: Microsoft "Get ISDN"? Cc: hackers@freefall.freebsd.org Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >> 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