Re: connection speed when using pon

From: Gene Heskett (gene.heskett_at_verizon.net)
Date: 01/31/05

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Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 19:37:01 -0500

    On Sunday 30 January 2005 17:55, Paul wrote:
    >Is there a way to get the modem connection speed when using
    > pppconfig's pon?
    >
    >I've tried this tip (by googling):
    >
    >http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/1998/11/msg00180.html
    >
    >but it doesn't work .. maybe pppd and pppconfig are different now
    > than in 1998.
    >
    >paul

    Generally speaking, such an option is not available because the
    protocol between the modems automaticly selects the fastest,
    reasonably error free speed that can be obtained from that line. All
    this takes place in the background, and if the line proves to be too
    noisey, a 'retrain' session may interrupt your download while the
    modems re-negotiate a slower, less error prone speed. The speed
    options you see on your side of the modem generally are confined to
    the seriel port to modem linkage, and for a 57kilobaud connection
    between the modems, it can be as high as 230kilobaud, but this is
    only up and down the cable. The modems do the buffering there. 

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