Yes, that would be the TCP Slow Start algorithm doing its job. I should add that to my list of items that affect throughput. There's a good discussion of it in RFC 2002, written by W. Richard Stevens, author of TCP/IP Illustrated.
And surprisingly, I found a great page at Microsoft, of all places, on various TCP options. See here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q224829&; _______________________________ Priscilla Oppenheimer www.troubleshootingnetworks.com www.priscilla.com John Hutchison wrote: > > I once had a similar problem. The problem ended up being that > the individual > files were so small that the ftp client simply couldn't get up > to speed. It > would basically start slow for each file and accelerate during > the upload. > They were so small, though, that basically it keeps starting > over from 0. I > discovered that by compressing files using whatever program you > prefer > (winzip, winrar, tar) that making it one file allowed it to get > up to full > speed utilization. Not sure if this will help. > > Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=56640&t=56627 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
