From: "Digest" To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 01:00:00 +1100 (EDT) Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 230 Reply-To: Date:- 13 December 2001 1================================================ From: "Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist" Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 15:56:56 +1000 (EST) Subject: Re: [os2genau] Connection Speed hello all this is probably a stupid question but the speed with which a file is downloaded nay be slow if the site of download has a slow modem connection even if I have ADSL or cable. True or false? sometimes my ADSL downloads at more than 50K/sec and then the next file and site is 6K/sec Graham Norton President OS2 Users Group SA 2============================================== Subject: Re: [os2genau] Connection Speed From: brianbatkdfisher dot com dot au Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 16:11:22 +0930 Graham, This is normal. The speed of download depends on many factors including but not limited to:- proxy cache behaviour. speed of the source server connection state of the phone line (noise etc) degree of congestion on the InterNet. As they say in the classics "Your Mileage May Vary" ----------------------------------------- Brian Butler System Administrator brianbatkdfisher dot com dot au 3============================================== Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 17:54:58 +1100 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: [os2genau] Connection Speed Hi Graham, Three things can affect file download or web page loading speed. The first is a narrow "pipe" anywhere between you and the server. The second is if the server, serving the data is heavily loaded and hence running slowly (or is in fact underpowered for the service). and the third, sometimes forgotten, is the effect of your or the other ends, ISP cache. If the data is already in your ISPs cache, it's going to come down a lot faster than if it has to be retrieved from the distant server. Also if the data is in the other ISPs cache (or the ftp or web site is hosted by the other ISP), this will also give a quicker transfer. Cheers/2 Ed. Dr Graham Norton FRACP Neurologist wrote: > > hello all > > this is probably a stupid question but the speed with which a file is downloaded nay > be slow if the site of download has a slow modem connection even if I have ADSL > or cable. True or false? > > sometimes my ADSL downloads at more than 50K/sec and then the next file and > site is 6K/sec > > Graham Norton > President > OS2 Users Group SA 4============================================== From: "Gavin Miller" Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 18:22:17 -0500 (EST) Subject: [os2genau] Internal 56K Modems Hi Guys, I'm after an Internal 56K modem. What works folks??? (I don't really need to say what OS do I :-) ) Cheers Gavin 5============================================== Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 18:43:02 From: Voytek Eymont Subject: [os2genau] ot: Aussie flag animated gif ? anyone has an Aussie flag GIF, prefereably, fluttering in the wind...? if so, ple email me a copy, or, where can I find one ? Voytek Eymont SBT Information Systems Pty Ltd http://www.sbt dot net dot au/links/ phone +61-2 9310-1144 fax +61-2 9310-1118 6============================================== From: "John Angelico" Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 19:44:15 +1100 (EDT) Subject: Re: [os2genau] Internal 56K Modems On Wed, 12 Dec 2001 18:22:17 -0500 (EST), Gavin Miller wrote: >Hi Guys, > >I'm after an Internal 56K modem. What works folks??? (I don't really need to say what >OS do I :-) ) Do your darndest to get a real Banksia (eg Wave). I just did a Google search for Banksia modem site:.au and got the following hit among others (trimmed some bumpf out of it): [Begin] DOWNTOWN SOFTWARE ABN 95 051 984 868 Title : BANKSIA WAVE SP II 56.6 V90 MODEM Vendor : BANKSIA TECHNOLOGY Department : Modems Subject : External 56K data/fax modem PI Screen: July 98 SPEED: 56000bps ERR CORR: V.42 & MNP 2-4 COMPR: V4.2bis & MNP 5 SW: Fax/data/voice communications SW, MS Internet Explorer, games Internet e-mail SW, shareware Internet utilities & productivity tools OTHER: Stan telephone connection cable, quick installation guides FEATURES: Full Duplex spkrphone, multi voice mailbox supp with separate passwords, customisable greetings, speed dialling, remote voicemail access auto paging, call fwding, teleconferencing HMD1056 BANKSIA WAVE SP II 56.6 V90 MODEM serial i/face ex GST $ 167.27 inc GST $ 184.00 22/06/01 (c) Downtown Software. Tel (03) 9663 3644, Fax (03) 9662 1789, Shops 1 & 2, 222 La Trobe street, Melbourne, 3000 Australia Retail Store Hours : Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 9.00 am to 5.30 pm, Thursday 9.00 am to 6.00 pm, Friday 9.00 am to 7.00 pm, Saturday 10.00 am to 2.00 pm Prices and availability are subject to change without notice. Trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. Errors and ommissions excepted. [End] And if I throw in "Internal" I get about 400 hits including a lot of ZDNet Australia, modem init string help etc. It surely wouldn't be that hard to find the website of a a retailer near you. Best regards John Angelico OS/2 SIG talldadatmelbpc dot org dot au or talldadatkepl dot com dot au -------------------------------------------- PMTagline v1.50 - Copyright, 1996-1997, Stephen Berg and John Angelico .... I went window shopping...and bought OS/2! 7============================================== Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 20:48:14 +1100 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: [os2genau] Internal 56K Modems key points are - make sure its not a Win-modem. The only one of those that work under OS/2 is from Lucent (AT&T) and then not all models. Rockwell chipset is always good and make sure it's V90, not K56 or X2. Other than that I've had success with both "no-name" models I bought but it is a bit of a lottery ! Cheers/2 Ed. Gavin Miller wrote: > > Hi Guys, > > I'm after an Internal 56K modem. What works folks??? (I don't really need to say what > OS do I :-) ) > > Cheers > Gavin > 8============================================== Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 20:15:51 +0930 From: Leigh Bunting Subject: Re: [os2genau] Internal 56K Modems Gavin Miller wrote: > I'm after an Internal 56K modem. What works folks??? Hi Gav, I've been using a Diamond SupraExpress 56i for several years now with no trouble. It's an ISA card. I have no idea if there are any PCI modems that work - especially with all the "winmodems" around. Cheers, Leigh Bunting Colonel Light Gardens South Australia 9============================================== Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 22:56:44 -0500 From: Alan Duval Subject: Re: [os2genau] Slow processes in eCS Hi, I decided to delete all files in my Netscape trash folder to see if that would speed up the delete process but it didn't. I then had a look at my G: drive (where eCS and Netscape are installed) and opened the Netscape mail and then the trash folders. Tomy amazement the Trash folder still had files in it which I had deleted in Netscape. There were over 2MB files there. I tried to delete these but couldn't so I made a new Trash folder and renamed the original. This has resulted in a definite improvement in speed in deleting files in my Inbox but it is still slower than in Warp4. Any further ideas? Alan Duval