>The reason this is particularly weird is that TF claims it has one of the fastest web >servers available. I find it hard to believe the web server is very quick when even their >proprietary system is dog slow.
The Web Server is fast mainly because of the unique buffering routines it uses. It doesn't have to access the hard drive for most recently used materials. It just shoves them down the pipe. However I have a tiny pipe.
As for net connection using the client you have to consider what is happening. It is sending the data to draw all the screens etc over the modem connection I have to the net. You are sharing one 33.6k modem connection with the web server, the mail server, the news server, and anybody else who happens to be on. Pretty amazing that you are able to get 14.4 or 16k transfers when you think about it.
By todays standards, and my standards that it slow. Thats why the ASCEND box and my ISDN connect will help. Number 1 it will be a real 64k connection, Number 2 it will be talking to another ASCEND router that will allow data compression. Top transfer speeds with no other traffic should be in the 80-90k range depending on the files. That will be as fast as your modem net connection will allow even with the other parts of the system functional. I have 3 ports open for the BBS to talk to the internet and will leave it the same. That should stop any degradation in performance for any modem user.
If you have an ISDN connection to the net on your end and your ISP hasn't oversold his bandwidth you perhaps will see some transfer rates in the 64-90k range.
I hope to have it up this evening sometime but I will announce it when I finally get it running. The router will also allow me to connect my other machine and take advantage of the ISDN connect for my little network at the house. Routers are usually better than an ISDN net modem because of the way they access the machine. For home use though a net modem may be all that you can afford or really need. Some use other ways to hook to your mac than the modem ports and you will want to look for those in lieu of the other type since you have some limitations on many macs through the modem port. I am no expert and still learning though. Some one else may be able to give you more details.
Bob Nunn - Operator Headgap E-mail: headgap@headgap.com
