Subject: Re: problems with ppp
To: Mike Long <mike.long@analog.com>
From: bryan collins <bryan@bwyan.anu.edu.au>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 09/27/1995 11:37:11
> Some things to try:
>
> 1) Upgrade to -current; -current's com.c driver is much better than
> the one in 1.0. pppd in -current is also newer and (I presume)
> better.
com.c doesn't seem to have changed from 1.0 to -current.
>
> 2) Increase the mtu/mru; I use the defaults (1500) for both.
> Increasing the mtu and mru decreases TCP/IP overhead, giving you
> better throughput.
no difference.
>
> 3) Use 'asyncmap 0x0' to eliminate control-character-quoting
> overhead.
as above
>
> Optimizations like these allow me to get ~1630 chars/sec FTP transfers
> over a 14.4kbps w/V.42+V.42bis modem. My ISP uses Livingston
> Portmasters.
I can't seem to get -current kernel compiled, a few problems, missing header
files. (vnd.h, vt.h, audio.h etc)
The remote end is a xylogics annex.
Tried the latest pppd with 1.0, but no go.
bry
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