Re: Remote Access
Re: Remote Access
- Subject: Re: Remote Access
- From: John W Baxter <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 21:26:18 -0800
At 20:22 -0500 12/16/00, Pedro Maldonado wrote:
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Is there a way to make a script that determines whether a PPP connection is
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acceptable and if not, redial automatically? For example, if my initial
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connection is at 26.4k but I would like to try something a bit faster, could
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I write a script that continually redials until the desired connection speed
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is achieved? Any help on this will be appreciated!
You might be able to write such a script, but...the speed that is reported
is the *initial* speed of the connection. It may change (up or down)
during the connection. And if the initial connection is "too fast" for
your phone line, the speed likely will decrease during the call. [Some
modem brands deliberately connect "too fast" initially for marketing
reasons, then slow down.]
Also, the reported speed is the speed *from* the ISP to you. The speed
from you to the ISP is often different (and is always no more than 33.6).
If you make a K56Flex or V.90 connection, the speed to the ISP is often
24000 or less. So if you're uploading, things may take longer than they
"should," and forcing a connection to an ISP's old 33.6 modems may well
produce faster uploads.
--John
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John Baxter email@hidden Port Ludlow, WA, USA
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