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Date:      Sat, 1 Nov 1997 23:35:00 -0700 (MST)
From:      Charles Mott <cmott@srv.net>
To:        freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: WaveLAN tuning 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.971101233314.26624B-100000@darkstar.home>
In-Reply-To: <199711020558.QAA00345@word.smith.net.au>

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> > However, with my point-point link (I am using two directional antennae
> > over a distance), I am dropping about 8-10% of packets.  This causes
> > erratic behavior, presumably because of TCP backoff.  What is the best
> > way to tune this so that you get optimal performance?  Any other tips?
> 
> Have you run ptpdiag over the link to check the basic characteristics
> therof?  It sounds like you're suffering from some 'real' link quality 
> problems that no amount of tuning can help you with.  Are there other
> units in the vicinity?
> 
> mike
> 

What and where is ptpdiag?  It sounds interesting, but I can't locate
it on the FreeBSD 2.2.2 distribution CD.

Charles Mott




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