on 11/21/02 4:19 PM, Tom Lee at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> One thing, though I only get download speeds of about 2KB/Sec with Fetch >> 2.1.2 on the SE. Anyone have an idea why it's so slow? My other 10Base-T >> ethernet equipped machines average 50-60KB/s downloads. >> > > Ethernet over SCSI is pretty slow in these old machines. You are seeing > roughly > the speeds to be expected if you are also asking Fetch to de-binhex on the fly > (this is the default setting). If you want to test the raw network speed, > change > your Fetch options so that you don't have the CPU work to decode while also > transferring. You will probably see a ~5x boost in speed (but you'll still > have > to decode offline).
I'm not using a SCSI ethernet. I have an internal Assante MacCon+ TK/TP connected to the SE PDS expansion slot. I will check the Fetch options though. Charles -- System6 is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> System 6 Heaven <http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html> System6 info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/system6.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/system6%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
