56k on Win98 is a US robotics sporster. The 33k is a Supraexpress. Both systems using netscape 4.6. They are both 4 or 5 years old.Win98 seems to start out at 3 or 4 k /sec but invariably drops to <2k after a couple of minutes. On Linux the whole download usually occurs at 4 to 6 K. Even win98 downloads seem faster if I route through the ppp connection on linux as opposed to direct dialing from the win98 box. "Siems, Gregory" wrote: > win-modem vs. hardware modem? > > > ---------- > > From: Paul Overby[SMTP:poverby at megsinet.net] > > Reply To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 8:34 AM > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Linux vrs Windows speed - What gives? > > > > I found more memory was an excellent investment. Win95 on a 200MHz with 32 meg of memory ran fine but netscape in a KDE desktop was veritually paralyzed by swapping. I upgraded to 96 meg and now both systems are rather comparable. > > > > One interstering performance difference I found was in downloads. On Linux with a 33k modem I can download files > > 3 to 4 times faster than I can on my win98 machine with a 56k modem. The win98 machine is nearly twice the hardware as well. Obviously there are other variables here besides the OS but I'm still pleased. Anyone have guess at > > whats going on. > > > > Ben Lutgens wrote: > > > > >Is there some sort of speed tuning I should do? > > >I am testing Linux primarily with a 133 MHz P1 with 64 mb with 20mb of swap. > > >Don't tell me to get a faster box - I have one. > > >WIndows 98 runs OK with this hardware. > > > > X is extremely resource intensive, and this is most of your problem. Also, > > your swap should be twice the size of your ram if your using 2.4.x kernels > > (that's straight from Rik Van Riel himslef) due to the VM subsystem. > > > > > > > >I have tried several other distributions with much the same results. > > >I fear that the claims of Linux speed in relation to Windoze may be just > > >hype. > > > > No, you just need some horsepower to see it. The multi-threaded IP stack in > > the new 2.4 kernels in and of itself makes it faster on the net. But the > > applications you're using are tuned to a slightly faster machine with > > plenty of ram. > > > > I'm surprised X runs at all on that machine. X is a beast. > > > > >Mark Browne > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Brian" <lxy at cloudnet.com> > > >To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > > >Cc: "Chrissy Showers" <jobspooh at iexposure.com>; "Jeff Gallus" > > ><JGallus at stcloudstate.edu>; "Kevin Nagle" <kevin at utvs.com> > > >Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 8:58 AM > > >Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Windows Cheat Code Discovered > > > > > > > > >> On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, Jay Kline wrote: > > >> > > >> > from http://www.segfault.org/story.phtml?mode=2&id=3b8e877a-07b50980 > > >> > > > >> > Windows Cheat Code Discovered > > >> > > >> While sitting through hours of training on Registry hacking I wouldn't > > >> doubt if this sort of feature existed. Still looking for that > > >> WindowsRunsReallySlow key though... > > >> > > >> -Brian > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> tclug-list mailing list > > >> tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > >> https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >tclug-list mailing list > > >tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > >_______________________________________________ > > >tclug-list mailing list > > >tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > > > -- > > Ben Lutgens > > Sistina Software Inc. > > > > "In the war against terrorism, there are no rear lines. We're all on the > > front lines" - William Cohen > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Part 1.2Type: application/pgp-signature > > > > -- > > Paul Overby > > Poverby at megsinet.net > > Office: 651-686-6074 > > Home: 452-3233 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -- Paul Overby Poverby at megsinet.net Office: 651-686-6074 Home: 452-3233 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20010914/5e1f3894/attachment.html