On Sun, 3 Feb 2002 22:02:01 -0500 Chris Keelan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> revealed these words to me:
> Sun, 03 Feb 2002 21:55:39 -0500: In attempt to throw the authorities off his > trail, "Ronald J. Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> transmitted: > > > > Actually, do you have your /etc/packetsize.conf to 'useMetric = "yes" ' ? > > > (Mandrake does this by default, being a French distro) > > > > > > If you are sending metric TCP/IP packets, they're larger than American > packets> > and will therefore, travel much more slowly. Especially over thin > wires.> > > Just in case mine was set like that, I looked. I couldn't find a file named > > packetsize.conf in /etc... I tried locate and whereis as well... > > > > Perhaps its another file? Or somewhere else? > > Oops. The dangers of plain text humour. There is no "metric" setting for > TCP/IP packet sizes. I was kidding. Back in the day SmartAss SysAdmins used to > blame slow performance on "fat electrons" which tend to get stuck in the > curves and bends of printed circuit boards. "Sunspots" was another good pseudo > explanation you'd offer to particularly stupid users. e.g.: > > Luser: "I can't find my data files!" > > S.A.S.A: "Did you look in your /home directory?" > > Luser: "Oh, there they are. I swear they weren't there a minute ago!" > > S.A.S.A.: "Well, sunspots, you know. Cause all sorts of fluctuation in the > magnetic encodings of harddrives." > > Luser: "Wow! I never knew that!" > > > So "metric TCP/IP packetsizes" are a joking way to dismiss the lag that > Anuerin G. Diaz has been experiencing with delivery from this list. I figured > that, since he signs his mails as a "Design Engineer", he'd get the joke. > > Hey, give yourself some credit. You at least knew how to check /etc/ to see > what your settings were! > > - Chris > got me there. *lol*. and here i am starting to construct a packetsize configuration file, j/k. yeah, my title is Design Engineer but that's what they call company programmers so clients will be awestruck by the initial effect. hehehehe... ciao! -- "Programming, an artform that fights back." ============================= Anuerin G. Diaz Design Engineer Millennium Software, Incorporated 2305 B West Tower, Philippines Stocks Exchange Center, Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City Tel# 638-3070 loc. 72 Fax# 638-3079 =============================
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