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

[craig at postnewspapers.com.au]

> 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. "

Have you tried new phone cables? Got telstra to test your line? The
symptoms you've described match bad phone line quality perfectly.

_or_

Set up a windoze box with ppp and _then_ call the ISP. Troubleshoot that
(clean-installed win98/2k really isn't too bad, its just when you
_install_ anything that it goes mad...) and apply what you discover to
your firewall.

> I've never heard of slow tcp/ip. 
Try talking to their advanced support people. Those usually have a
brain. Some basic support guys are really good of course but the average
is... painful.

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