On Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 08:30:21PM -0500, Charlie Brady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Glenn Kennedy wrote:
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> > how should the pptp server perform when transferring files as compared
> > to ftp? how dependent is it on processor power? i'm noticing painfully
> > slow file transfer performance (probably less than 10% of ftp speed
> > for the same files). my e-smith server is a p150 running 4.1b3. is
> > this a potential bug/misconfiguration or just the nature of pptp?
>
> The nature of PPTP. It is a horrible protocol. It is especially vulnerable
> to dropped packets.
P150s also take a while to chew over encryption protocols - compare
the SSH login time of a P133 with a PIII 450 (now considered slow).
Encryption is one those cases in which a bigger sledgehammer is likely
to show returns.
Gordon
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