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- From: johnson@tigger.jvnc.net (Steven L. Johnson)
- Subject: Re: Modems, compression, and SLIP or PPP (was Re: Using Telebit PEP with SLIP)
- Message-ID: <1992Jul23.045408.5292@tigger.jvnc.net>
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- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 04:54:08 GMT
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- vjs@rhyolite.wpd.sgi.com (Vernon Schryver) writes:
-
- >Please note that on precompressed data (as in `rcp` or `ftp`), v.42bis
- >does not seem to do any good (or harm), while VJ-compression always
- >shaves the 40-Byte headers. When moving data, 40 bytes out of an MTU
- >of 256 or 512 is not great, but it helps.
-
- Some configurations may suffer minor reductions in throughput when
- enabling v.42bis as compared to a LAP-M only connection. I'm not
- sure whether it is because of some changes in timing or a lack of
- compute power in the modem, but this was noticeable and reproducible
- on Telebit T2500's. This was on a cslip line without VJ compression.
- I imagine that some other modems may also experience this.
-
- However the V.42bis helps alot with SMTP and NNTP, so I leave it on.
-
- -Steve
-