From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 26 01:04:15 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id BAA02521 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 26 Nov 1997 01:04:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from jim.htsa.hva.nl (jim.htsa.hva.nl [145.92.12.200]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id BAA02512 for ; Wed, 26 Nov 1997 01:04:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from robinh@jim.htsa.hva.nl) Received: from localhost (robinh@localhost) by jim.htsa.hva.nl (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id KAA12883; Wed, 26 Nov 1997 10:09:10 +0100 (CET) Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 10:09:09 +0100 (CET) From: Robin Huiser To: Charlie Roots cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HEEEEEELP In-Reply-To: <19971123023433.14431.rocketmail@send1a.yahoomail.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sat, 22 Nov 1997, Charlie Roots wrote: > > Dear Sir, > No one can thank you enough for the extremely stable FreeBSD operating > system, you have opened our eys for the future. > One questions please: > Downloads in FreeBSD is about 5 to 6 time slower than windows 95 on > the same machine, with the same connection type to the net, and same > ISP, and even at the same times of day or night. > Now, Netstat shows no Collisions or lost packet, pppd connects > immediately with no delays or hangups, ifconfig reports the ppp0 is > UP, MULTICAST, RUNNING > MTU is 1500, DNS lookups work almost instantly resolving any name, I > have been looking for an answer in mailing lists, FAQs, usenet, > e-mailing bunch of Sysops, YOU ARE MY LAST RESORT. > I know you are very bussy, but please consider helping. > Thanks in advance. > > MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU. > Hi there! Try to find out what kind of init-string your modem receives from Win95. Sometimes some compression options are included. It works for me! (4 to 5 times faster!!!) Greets, Robin Huiser | robinh@jim.htsa.hva.nl Student Computer Science | The Netherlands | FreeBSD Administrator