[plug] OT: "slow tcp/ip"?

[Paul Dean]

Hya Daniel,

If you are an ex-bigpond adsl, do you still have your adsl modem or did
you give it back?

If you still have it you may want to talk to iiNet to see if they
accomodate an account for you.

As you may still be on the dslams (adsl filtering at the exchange) and
also having the adsl modem, all you would need is a ISP to connect to.

But don't quote me on this, it's just an idea.

With regards to slow tcp/ip, the ISP maybe refering to the fact that
your packets are not going through an IP compression (see kernel ppp
modules docs), making you packets really big and heavy ie slow link.
As I've never had this problem it was a thought hopfully in the right
direction.

Hope it helps.

On Wed, 17 Apr 2002, Daniel wrote:

> Hello All,
> I am connecting to a big local isp via a generic modem over a normal phone 
> line from a Mandrake Single Network Firewall machine which is then 
> linked  to the other machines via a switch.   I find the connection drops 
> out and I seem to get packet loss quite often.
> Having just given the Telstra adsl the flick when they wanted to put their 
> prices up recently this is doubly frustrating.
> 
> I have written to the isp's support and been told:
> "... In regards to your connectivity, if you are experiencing slow 
> connections, it could be one of two things, either the modem speed is not 
> too fast, or the protocal tcp/ip on your machine is starting to slow down 
> and will eventually cause a dead connection. "
> 
> I've never heard of slow tcp/ip.  Can anyone point me towards some 
> information on it and how to fix it?
> 
> Any pointers greatly appreciated,
> Cheers,
> Daniel.
>   
> 
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