Re: Resolved: Poor PPP performance in 2.2.x

Greg (damin@cleveland.lug.net)
Sun, 28 Feb 1999 21:06:04 -0500 (EST)


On Fri, 26 Feb 1999, David Woodhouse wrote:

> LZS compression is available for ISDN.
>
> Feb 26 10:51:52 firewall ipppd[106]: Compressor Stac Electronics LZS loaded!
> Feb 26 10:51:52 firewall ipppd[106]: Compressor BSD Compress loaded!
> Feb 26 10:51:52 firewall ipppd[106]: local IP address 158.152.16.50
> Feb 26 10:51:52 firewall ipppd[106]: remote IP address 158.152.1.222
> Feb 26 10:51:52 firewall ipppd[106]: ppp not replacing existing default route to
> ippp0[0.0.0.0]
> Feb 26 10:51:52 firewall ipppd[106]: [0] LZS (hists 1 check 3) compression enabl
> ed
>
> It works quite nicely here, and I believe I'm talking to Ascends at the other
> end (Demon Internet, UK).
>
> It's a shame that the module only works with one of the three PPP
> implementations in 2.2 (sync-over-ISDN, async, sync-over-leased-lines). I
> believe all three are going to be combined soon in the 2.3 series, and then the
> new compression methods should work over every medium.

Hmm.. it would be really nice to see a kernel level STAC compression
module that worked with NON ISDN PPP. I.E. w/ units such as the Hayes
Accura or Motorola Bitsurfer Pro terminal adatpers..

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