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- From: dgrant@dgrant.peinet.pe.ca (Dennis Grant)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Amigas speak HTTP with an accent? Problem Solved!
- Date: 28 Mar 1996 13:52:51 GMT
- Organization: Private Internet Connection
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- In article <1056.6655T784T2489@supernet.ab.ca> lnielsen@supernet.ab.ca (Kor Nielsen) writes:
- > >More and more, I'm finding web sites that I can connect to, but either never
- > >flow any data, or flow at astoundengly slow transfer rates.
- >
- > >I'm using AmiTCP3.0b2, AMosaic, and IBrowse through a CSLIP link.
- > >(rhcslip.device)
- >
- > >I tried using Netscape, running on Shapeshifter through MacPPP/TCP, and it
- > >works fine there.
- >
- > >Here's an example: http:/www.vv.com/ works fine on Shapeshifter, but with an
- > >Amiga browser, I get a packet every minute or so - I watch the lights on the
- > >modem, and the RX light flashes at that rate.
- >
- > >It's like the server sending the page is really lagged, but only to Amigas -
- > >I can connect to the "lagged" server with a PC here in the office, and it
- > >runs fine. Pinging the server address on the Amiga works fine too.
- >
- > >This used to happen with one site in 100, but it's becoming more and more
- > >common.
- >
- > >Anybody else seeing this?
- >
- > I believe it's the Netscape Server software...it takes priority over people
- > using the netscape browser then people using other browsers. (another little
- > dirty trick to blow the competition away)
- >
-
- Nope, it wasn't that at all.
-
- After much experimentation, I realized the biggest difference between the Mac
- and the Amiga connection was that the Mac was PPP, and the Amiga was CSLIP.
-
- So I changed to PPP, and lo! The problem went away.
-
- Why? I haven't a clue. Not a one.
-
- Time to register the PPP.device.
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- Dennis Grant
- dgrant@cycor.ca
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