From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Feb 22 04:33:12 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id EAA14960 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 22 Feb 1996 04:33:12 -0800 (PST) Received: from buffnet4.buffnet.net (root@buffnet4.buffnet.net [205.246.19.13]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id EAA14954 for ; Thu, 22 Feb 1996 04:33:03 -0800 (PST) Received: from buffnet1.buffnet.net (mmdf@buffnet1.buffnet.net [205.246.19.10]) by buffnet4.buffnet.net (8.6.12/8.6.9) with SMTP id HAA05850 for ; Thu, 22 Feb 1996 07:35:07 GMT Received: from buffnet1.buffnet.net by buffnet1.buffnet.net id aa14670; 22 Feb 96 7:38 EST Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 07:38:07 -0500 (EST) From: Superuser To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Telnet Slowdown (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk On Wed, 21 Feb 1996, David Greenman wrote: > > I am trying to telnet from a FreeBSD 2.1.0 machine to > > a FreeBSD machine, and it is VERY slow, it takes a few > > > > Any suggestions on a solution to this problem? > > Let me try a guess or two. You're connecting with a terminal server that > doesn't understand TCP options/extensions - like an Annex? Try changing > "tcp_extensions" to NO in /etc/sysconfig. You guys blame ANNEX too often for freebsd shortcomings. I have a mix of machines, some SCO, some linux some freebsd. Ive found tcp/ip problems between trumpet clients and freebsd boxes (the trumpet user MUST use van jacobson compression), between freebsd boxes on my own ring, and to ftp.cdrom.com, and between the other boxes and the freebsds, that I dont have between anything and the sco's, the linux's and my annexes. This is with or without the extensions bit turned off in sysconfig, or sysctl'd in 2.0.5 etc. I mentioned these problems before in the usenet areas - hear how its annex's fault, or ni general everybody elses fault, and that bsd's and thus freebsd's tcp/ip is the standard other are measured by. Which is great - but that doesnt do ya much if you are trying to accomplish a goal and you need a trouble free connection between boxes. Im not out to start a fight - I think FreeBSD has many wonderful features and I use it for a few things even though the tcp/ip has troubles. But if I have an application that requires solid, clean, machine to machine tcp/ip connections over which a lot of data must be pushed, i use SCO or linux. -------------------------------------------------- Stephen Hovey shovey@buffnet.net root@buffnet.net