From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from fed1rmmtao10.cox.net ([68.230.241.29]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1BiGKH-0004cL-00 for ; Wed, 07 Jul 2004 13:35:21 -0400 Received: from lnx2.holmesgrown.com ([68.226.114.120]) by fed1rmmtao10.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02 201-2131-111-104-20040324) with ESMTP id <20040707173451.XKGC13283.fed1rmmtao10.cox.net@lnx2.holmesgrown.com> for ; Wed, 7 Jul 2004 13:34:51 -0400 Received: from lnx3.holmesgrown.com ([192.168.1.5] ident=mail) by lnx2.holmesgrown.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 1BiGJj-0005AX-00 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 07 Jul 2004 10:34:47 -0700 Received: from steve by lnx3.holmesgrown.com with local (Exim 4.20) id 1BiGJp-0000Pd-0E for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 07 Jul 2004 10:34:53 -0700 Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 10:34:52 -0700 From: Steve Holmes To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20040707173450.GB1460@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> Mail-Followup-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20040705014546.GA11130@gmx.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040705014546.GA11130@gmx.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: "Steve Holmes,,," Subject: Re: broadband cable throughput quality X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2004 17:35:22 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I sure wish that god-awful reply to field could be fixed on the list! Most of the time I have to overtype the to field with my aliased speakup entry to get rid of it. For Cable speeds, I now can enjoy an average of around 350 KB per second while downloading from ftp.kernel.org. I used to only get at most, half or a third as much until I replaced my hub and 486 based router with a new router which has four switched ports on it. My uploads have consistantly been around 30 KBPS no matter what; pretty steady. I don't like the port blocking that Cox does but I can get around quite a few of them by using non-standard ports; they mainly block web (80) and SMTP (25). I think they bock FTP and telnet but I don't do telnet at all and SSH works fine but since I use a router, I split off my SSH to several different machines by using other ports. I also use a non standard port to access my web server privately. All and all, it works and is the only high speed internet option available to me in my neighborhood. I could have stayed with Sprint Broadband but I think Cox is faster now then they were and certainly my upload speeds are better. Too bad I can't afford a T1 line . - -- HolmesGrown Solutions The best solutions for the best price! http://ld.net/?holmesgrown -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFA7DQ5WSjv55S0LfERApT0AJ9vpbKViXbyRmnyUxdG7/qAfEDYZQCeOABb bWUtElrYzr5OEf4gQ1+wLzQ= =/gbw -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----