Speeding up File Transfers

[Craig White]

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> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Tyler
> Hall
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 8:57 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: Speeding up File Transfers
>
>
> Another thing...   We have it at work, and have a linux box, that
> masquerades for our 5 computers or whatever.   But, I believe Sprint has
> some kind of detection that if too many bytes are being accessed
> by that ip,
> it shuts down or something and you have to reset the computer.
> It's really
> dumb actually, and if I try to ftp to the linux box, it will shut down the
> whole sprint modem.    Maybe it's just a problem on my end, but it's
> completely lame.
>
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I have Sprint Broadband and have gotten it installed on 6 other customers
offices - all with a linux router/firewall. ALL of them work the same - no
problem with FTP though I discourage them from using it and only 2 have it
set up. Sprint doesn't detect or shut anything down. They don't even bother
those serving http but of course performance leaves a bit to be desired in
this arena.

Just checked the logs - one of them has been up since I wiped it and
reconfigured last April 6, 2000 after it was hacked (before I learned all
about firewall techniques).

Another one has had some power outages so there has been a few restarts this
year.

2 of these customers have more than 15 computers behind the masq server.
NONE of them have problems.

Craig