Subject: Re: ProFTP slow throughput
From: andu (undo@cloud9.net)
Date: Sat Sep 23 2000 - 20:57:50 MDT
>
>Mr. Vogt, you'll find I cluttered your 'incoming' folder with a few files
>while testing; please remove them.
>
>I discovered what the problem is. I was sending a compressed tiff file, and
>it appears that the results I had gotten _are_ the fastest speeds attainable
>with an uncompressible file. I got the same speeds on your server and on a
>server I have through my web hosting company.
>
>So I guess my 48k connection is really only capable of 25 - 32 k throughput
For uploads you cannot get better than that with a modem but downloads should be faster.
>:-P
>
>> From: "Robert Vogt IV" <vogt@arborhost.com>
>> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>> Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 20:40:54 -0400
>> To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>> Subject: Re: ProFTP slow throughput
>>
>> Mr. Perry,
>>
>> I think its a problem with your testing apparatus. Modems often give
>> poor results that are up to 50% in deviation from that expected. Try
>> accessing the machine via Ethernet to determine if there is a performance
>> issue.
>>
>> If you would like another test case, try accessing our anonymous FTP
>> server, running Proftpd, at arborhost.com.
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Robert Vogt IV
>> CEO
>> ArborHost
>>
>>
>> ----------
>>> From: rgp systems <rgp@systame.com>
>>> To: YDL <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
>>> Subject: ProFTP slow throughput
>>> Date: Sat, Sep 23, 2000, 8:36 PM
>>>
>>
>>> I'm having slow throughput with ProFTP -- 2.5k/sec max download, 3.1k/sec
>>> max upload.
>>>
>>> Here's my setup:
>>> PMac 7200 with 96 meg RAM + 512k cache running YDL 2.2.17 behind a
>>> Macsense DSL/Cable router connected to
>>> 200k DSL connection via
>>> 10BaseT ethernet
>>>
>>> I'm connecting to the server from a 48k modem connection. I should be
>>> getting at least 3.5-4.5/k sec. The server was completely unloaded during my
>>> tests.
>>>
>>> Can anyone give me general hints on what can cause this bottleneck?
>
>--
>Randy Perry
>rgp systems
>
>Mac Consulting/Sales
>
>.
Regards, Andu
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