Date: Tue, 7 Dec 1999 10:16:09 +0000 (GMT) From: Didier Derny <didier@omnix.net> To: wincent <wincent@dingoblue.net.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: What are "octets"? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.991207101449.25450A-100000@omnix.net> In-Reply-To: <B46C801B.1A71%wincent@dingoblue.net.au>
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1 octet = 1 byte in france we are using octet instead of byte. it was formed from the prefix octo octo = 8. On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, wincent wrote: > Really dumb question this one, but what are the "octets" referred to in my > ppp "show physical" output? > > ---- > > Connect time: 2:36:04 > 40520962 octets in, 1102167 octets out > overall 4445 bytes/sec > currently 5946 bytes/sec (over the last 5 secs) > peak 11491 bytes/sec on Thu Dec 2 17:16:37 1999 > > ---- > > Bytes? or something else? And what is actually being counted? I am not clear > about the distinction between "IPCP" and "physical" throughputs.... > > Thanks :-) > Wincent > > PS I am connecting via a 56K modem, so I am obsessed with milking every last > drop of speed and throughput out of the connection.... heheh ;-) > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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