On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Ivan wrote:
> Hello all,
>
The only way I can see anyone getting > 2.8 k/s on a 28.8 dialup is purely
due to data compression. I know that some modems do data compression on
the connection, and perhaps you downloaded stuff like text files which
compress a lot. And maybe recently you started downloading already
compressed binaries which won't compress any further. That is just one
possible reason, but the most likely one I can think of.
> When I first installed Mdk 7.1 on the rustbucket, I got an amazing 6-7 Kb/sec
> connection to the net. This is great considering that I have a 28.8 dialup.
> Well after a week of bliss I found that I am now constrained to the (now)
> highly unsatisfactory 2-3 Kb/sec. What could be the reason for the higher
> speeds for the short time? What can I do to restore it. I still get "spikes"
> of 6-7 and one time I had a spike of 72 (?!?!) so I would think if it can
> sustain 7 kb/sec for five or ten seconds, I should be able to do that all the
> time.
>
> I also noted that from 7.0 to 7.1 mdk, the checksumming speeds went way up and
> the bogo mips went from 52.84 to 128.84. Although they have remained and the
> connection has went downhill since.
>
> Thanks for the help and the time.
>
> Ivan
>
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Regards,
Ellick Chan
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Aug 20
