From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lina.host4u.net ([216.71.64.105]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16NNAc-0002W9-00 for ; Sun, 06 Jan 2002 18:57:42 -0500 Received: from lbear (mail@12-237-122-156.client.attbi.com [12.237.122.156]) by lina.host4u.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g06Nwf526129 for ; Sun, 6 Jan 2002 17:58:41 -0600 Received: from cpt.kirk (helo=localhost) by lbear with local-esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 16NNGs-0000U1-00 for ; Sun, 06 Jan 2002 18:04:10 -0600 Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 18:04:10 -0600 (CST) From: Kirk Wood X-Sender: cpt.kirk@lbear To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: RH7.2 w/Speakup enabled In-Reply-To: <20020106164043.A704@uic.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Sun, 6 Jan 2002, Gregory Nowak wrote: > Well, isn't linux supposed to have a better tcp stack then windows? It doesn't take much of a TCP/IP stack to have a download speed. One advantage of linux over win9.x series (including me) is that it adapts parameters to maximize throughput. But that being said, the cable ISPs have already made modifications so that much of that advantage is minimized anyway. The TCP/IP stack in linux is a more robust and more complete stack then win9.x. It is probably superior to NT4.0 The jury is out in regards to win2k. Then again, win2k uses a modified form of the freebsd stack. ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net One of the most overlooked advantages to computers is... If they do foul up, there's no law against whacking them around a little. -- Joe Martin