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Re: Strange pppd behaviour in RH4.1 Linux



On Sun, 23 Mar 1997, Biener Ariel wrote:

> On Sun, 23 Mar 1997, Alexander Indenbaum wrote:
> 
> > Hello!
> > 
> > I have strange problem with ppp. Transfer rate that
> > I get with Linux ppp is only 2.4 k/sec although
> > with Linux slip, Win95 ppp,FreeBSD ppp and with 
> > minicom I always get 3.5 k/sectransfer rate.
> > This transfer rates I get by downloading ~200k 
> > 
> > What might be the problem?
> > 
> Adapt the MTU size to your modem, I guess that 1024 will do.
> What I suggest you do is adding the following(cut & paste) into your
> /etc/ppp/options file:
> 
> asyncmap 0
> mtu 1024

Well I use mtu 1500 both for ppp and for slip, and this is the mtu 
of my ISP. And yet with the same mtu I get normal rate with CSLIP
and something terrible with PPP...

BTW what 'asyncmap 0' meens?

> 
> Check how it improves your transfer rate..
> 
> --Ariel
> 
> >   Alexander Indenbaum
> >   baum@actcom.co.il
> > 
> > 
> 
>  +---------------------------------------------------------+
>  | Ariel Biener                                            |
>  | e-mail: ariel@post.tau.ac.il        Work ph: 03-6406086 |
>  +---------------------------------------------------------+
> 

  Alexander Indenbaum
  baum@actcom.co.il



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