Re: Hint: Finding packages with needed files
Shooting in the dark here, I'd be looking at the ppp log and maybe the
compression scheme the modem is using (different init strings), or maybe
you just have a really slow ISP... but what do I know, I don't have a
tcp/ip 'net connection so have never really played with ppp stuff.
later,
Bruce
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2000, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> --- Bruce Sass <bsass@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca> wrote:
>
> > > > > 1. I have a USR V90 56k modem. If I let it connect at anything above
> > > > > 33600, the RX rate drops drastically - to around 1kB/s. Any
> > > > > suggestions?
> > >
> > > But, do you think it will also help with this problem? It also shows up
> > > with virtually no load...
> >
> > Try doing a large zmodem download with minicom, if you get CRC
> > errors when the HD is active then irqtune should fix it up.
>
> Haven't tried that, but I am using irqtune now and the problem with disk
> access stalling the serial device is gone. Thanks Bruce.
>
> However, the above problem still remains. If I just initialize the modem with
> 'AT&F1', it connects at 40000 something bps. But I only get transfer rates
> around 1 kB/s! Uploads are as fast as ever. OTOH after 'AT&F1&N21', it
> connects at only 33600 bps, but I get 3.5 kB/s constantly.
>
> Anyone has a suggestion about this one? Have I misconfigured my modem?
> Doesn't my ISP support V90? ...
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