Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 20:31:04 -0400 From: Craig Shrimpton <craigs@os.com> To: Jeffrey Barber <jab@rock.anchorage.net> Cc: "'freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org'" <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org>, "'hackers@FreeBSD.ORG'" <hackers@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Slow Etherlink Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9609162040.B30250-0100000@solar.os.com> In-Reply-To: <01BBA3DF.D5124740@jabpc.rtfm.com>
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On Mon, 16 Sep 1996, Jeffrey Barber wrote: > OK, If we can get past all the sarcasim bull shit! I realize that the ping >I showed for Linux seems to be slower than FreeBSD but the point is that I >have faster telnet response from Linux than I do FreeBSD. For the more >serious ppl who want to help. Let me rephrase my question: Why would >pinging and telneting to FreeBSD be slower than that of a Linux box? Do you mean slower on start up or just plain slower. A ping to the localhost will not tell you anything about telnet performance. They don't even use the same protocols (ICMP vs. TCP). If you mean slower to start, try looking at your IN-ADDR.ARPA setup. Improperly configured reverse DNS can make telnet crawl. One thing I will say about Linux is that it has superior screen display performance. So, if what you are complaining about is screen redraw speed, Linux is much faster than FreeBSD. However, the redraw slowness of FreeBSD does not show up under xterm. Maybe it's the syscons driver, try the other driver and see if that's faster. Do remember though, for routing functions and raw data transfers, FreeBSD blows the doors off of Linux. (and Cisco for that matter) Good Luck, Craig +------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | Craig Shrimpton | e-mail: craigs@os.com | | Orbit Systems | information: info@os.com | | Worcester, MA 508.753.8776 | http://www.os.com/ | +------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/ Strategic Systems
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