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From: phil@rivendell.apana.org.au (Phil Homewood)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: FTP slow via SLIP (28.8)?
Date: 2 Nov 1994 19:23:04 +1000
Organization: Rivendell - APANA Brisbane.
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John Boggs (robigo@icicle.winternet.com) wrote:
: I've got a brand spanking new SLIP account up and running, and today I'm
: ftping my first big file (pine). Well, the ftp is going about the speed
: of my old 9600 modem using sz/rz (or slower). Is this because I've got
: flow control completely off? Or is SLIP inherently slow? Or is *ftp*
: inherently slow? I'm really surprised.
: I'm using a 28.8 modem, hooked up to same (both USR).
: slattach -a -s 115200 /dev/cua00
: Any ideas? Do I just have to live with it (or go back to sz)?
Egad! Turn some flow control on there!!
slattach -a -h -s 115200 /dev/cua00
And turn on cts/rts flow control on the modem. (often AT&K3).
What sort of UARTs do you have on your serial card? 16550s?
Phil.
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Phil Homewood phil@rivendell.apana.org.au
APANA Brisbane Regional Co-Ordinator brisbane@apana.org.au
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