On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 11:19 PM, Mike Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We've determined an average workstation latency (simply using PING) for a > workstation "far, far away" as being about 380-400ms. > > But we don't know what it would be like to actually WORK on that workstation > day-in and day-out. Most of the work would be in support of Linux for > System z servers. Most likely via SSH (using SecureCRT from VanDyke > Software), but also some 3270 usage, net surfing, and Lotus Notes.
400 ms is rather long indeed. I work a lot on remote systems where ping times are in 100-200 ms range. Obviously for 3270 it is mostly a non-issue and people with VTAM terminals have done much worse forever. But even for ssh connections I have no problem working on the other side of the big pond. You can do quite some type-ahead on the average Linux session. I don't think my sustained typing rate with think time goes beyond 5 cps. If the system feels too slow to work with, it's almost always performance issues on the other end or network problems that cause re-transmits. Rob -- Rob van der Heij Velocity Software GmbH http://velocitysoftware.com/
