[CLUE-Tech] ISP Bandwidth Brokering

[Ed Young]

Brandon N wrote:

> I doubt the ISP's would be able to do that, it's more a question of the
> server speed on the other end, and the protocol overhead.
>
> you can easily tell what protocol netscape is using, does the URL start
> with ftp:// or http://

It's ftp and after I sent the posting I couldsee that easily. (*DUH* I said
to myself)
So in each case it's using ftp, so the  same protocol is in use which
eliminates the overhead differences.

But what do you mean by serverspeed on the other end. Since in each case
the files are being served from the same machine and from thesame directory
on the same filesystem.


>
>
> Keep in mind, if it says ftp, then it's passive mode ftp, slightly
> different from how ncftp does it.

Hmmm. What's the diffeerence and will that make he huge difference I'm
seeing?

>
> Brandon
> --- Ed Young <ejy at summitbid.com> wrote:
> >
> > Do ISPs portion dialup bandwidth out to different users depending on
> > what
> > services the user happens to be using?
> > Or to different process depending on what service or protocol is
> > being used?
> >
> > I'm wondering because I'm downloading some rpm's using two different
> > methods
> > and each has a vastly different download speed.
> > I'm downloading the two rpm's both from ftp.rpmfind.net and from the
> > same
> > directory.
> > One download process is running ncftp and is reportedly coming down
> > at 1K/sec
> > The other one is a netscape download coming down at 4.2 K/sec (I
> > don't know
> > what protocol it's using but presume http. Is there a way to tell? )
> >
> > I started the ncftp download and began to see drasticly erratic
> > status on my
> > kppp histogram. I'd never seen that when downloding using Netscape so
> > I began
> > another download of another file using Netscape and saw the kppp
> > statistics go
> > up and become steady at around 5K/sec. The ncftp process continued at
> > it's slow
> > pace and the netscape continued at it's faster pace. Occasionaly the
> > activity
> > drops off completely or some reason.
> >
> > Anyone have knowlege of this stuff?
> >
> >
> >
> >
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