[H-GEN] PPP Speeds

[Christopher Biggs]

(Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs Christopher Biggs <chris at stallion.oz.au>)

James <s350877 at student.uq.edu.au> moved upon the face of the 'Net and spake thusly:

> (Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs James <s350877 at student.uq.edu.au>)
> 
> I get a slower and more unreliable network connection in linux than I do
> in Windows or BeOs.  I connect using PPP with a 28.8 modem.  Thought
> Windows had some proprietry optimizing code or something until I
> installed BeOs.

Either you're using different (no) compression, or a different Maximum
Transfer Unit (MTU).

A smaller MTU will give better interactive response, but slower
overall throughput.

cjb

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