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Re: response time problem using Reflections or qcterm
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Gavin Scott <[log in to unmask]>
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Gavin Scott <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:23:53 -0700
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James wrote:
> RE: response time problem using Reflections or qcterm
>
> ----------------------------------------Bill M writes--
> I pinged the MPE host from my home pc using a cable
> modem and linksys router and received packet times of
> about 20 ms. I then tried it from my air card and
> experienced packet times of 500 to 1000ms.
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
> Wow, 500 to 1000ms are long times... More typical from what I have seen
> is 50-150ms with 1-4% data loss with 802.11b.

I'm pretty sure that the "air card" Bill talks about is not Wi-Fi but a CDPD
or similar cellular data modem PC Card, so what he's talking about is
equivalent to an internet dial-up via a cell phone.  These systems have
notoriously high latency.

G.

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