At 19:30 29.05.02 -0700, you wrote: > >Hi Brad, > >On 29-May-02, you wrote: > >> Aha.... >> >> Like you, I come from a BBS background, and miss those xfer rates. >> >> I think that you're expecting a bit too much WRT to download speeds over >> the internet. BBS d/l rates are always likely to be faster than 'net rates >> for the same hardware at your end. Usually, with BBS's you've got a sole >> connection, or maybe are sharing with 3 or four others. Over a WAN, you >> could be sharing with millions. > >WRT? WAN is what, Web Area Network? >
WRT = With Respect To, I assume.. WAN = Wide Area Network, ie. the Internet. TCP/IP is responsible for quite a bit overhead on your transmissions so you'll never get the same transfer speeds as from/to BBS'es - even if you and the BBS were connected to the same ISP (Internet Service Provider). >> Frankly, I'm amazed sometimes that we manage to download anything at all. > >On extremely busy sites, yes I'd agree. But surely compared to the >internet's potential transmission speeds in general it can't be that slow. >I mean people use ISDN, DSL, cable modems, etc. for much faster connections >still, which wouldn't be of use if the internet couldn't transmit any >faster than the rates we've been talking about. > You're perfectly right. You have to remember that even if your provider has good transfer speeds internally in their network you still have to go through other providers' networks when you download something from the other side of the globe. Unfortunately, not all providers have fast connections. It's all related to which networks your transmissions go through. That's just how the Internet works.. -- Bo 'You gotta hang on to the trip you're on' - Motorpsycho ____________________________________________________________ Genesis Mailing List - Info & Archive: http://www.vapor.com/ For Listserver Help: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "HELP" To Unsubscribe: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "UNSUBSCRIBE"
