[4133] in linux-net channel archive
Re: Poor network (routing) performance
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (nelson@crynwr.com)
Thu Aug 22 00:23:18 1996
Date: 22 Aug 1996 02:38:29 -0000
From: nelson@crynwr.com
To: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu
>>>>> "Joseph" == Joseph Possert <joseph@voltec.com> writes:
Joseph> Here's the problem. When I use the Linux Box I have a fast
Joseph> connection. (Well as fast as 28.8 is). But when I try to use
Joseph> Netscape, or mIRC on my Windoze computer I get a really slow
Joseph> connection. It starts off great (>3KB/s transfer), but then it
Joseph> tappers down to 500 Bytes/sec and then to 100 Bytes/sec. This
Joseph> problem is also occuring on an Apple PC on the network. I'm using
Joseph> MS-TCP/IP 32b for my Windoze for Workgroups 3.11.
You'll see similar symptoms when you use an adapter like a 3c501 that
can't handle back-to-back packets. The solution for that adapter is
to set your tcp mss == tcp maxwin, so that you don't get back-to-back
packets.
-russ <nelson@crynwr.com> http://www.crynwr.com/~nelson
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