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- From: vclant12@interserv.com
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: Sombody Please Write This COM Utility for Windows95.
- Date: 12 Jan 1996 19:58:06 GMT
- Organization: InterServ News Service
- Message-ID: <4d6ege$d6f@lal.interserv.net>
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- > Does anybody know of a place I can get a utility that will show
- > current utilization of a serial port. It should run separately from
- > the com program as to provide an external method for checking speeds.
- > This would be good for measuring internet downloads and transfer times
- > in general.
- > I'd like to be able to select the maximum speed for the line (14.4,
- > 28.8 etc.) and then see a gas gauge from 0-200%.
-
- > A second option might be nice to input a file size and get a updating
- > estimate of remaining transfer time.
-
- monitoring the modem speed is impossible starting from the moment you
- connect, unless you break to command mode and query the modems' internal
- states. that might upset the upper level protocols between the comm
- sofware and the IP or you'll loose any data coming your way while the
- modem statistics are being done (unless you create a large buffer to store
- them for later display).
-
- monitoring the file transfer time is easy if you are the owner of the app
- which handles the transaction itself. Otherwise, you would need to know
- how to interpret the protocols used by AOL, CIS, ... for file transfers
- (whether GIF graphics, email attachments, FTP downloads).
-
- should such an application (piggy-back in fact) be available, and you know
- what transfer statistics are at any moment, what good is it if you can't
- do anything about it?
-
- vc_lant.
-
-