Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!mcsun!hp4nl!star.cs.vu.nl!rvdp From: rvdp@cs.vu.nl (Ronald vd Pol) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: should i expect MNP4 to be faster than non-MNP? Message-ID: <5115@loper.cs.vu.nl> Date: 16 Jan 90 12:01:39 GMT References: <5110@loper.cs.vu.nl> <44596@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV> Distribution: comp Organization: V.U. Computer Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Lines: 14 In article <44596@lll-winken.LLNL.GOV>, casey@gauss.llnl.gov (Casey Leedom) writes: > Thus, even with a reliable link between the two modems, you may still > need to use a reliable end-to-end file transfer protocol because the link > between the two modems isn't the only link in the data transfer path. > You're completely right (of course 8-). It is amusing to think about the way this message comes to you: my home, terminal, modem, telephone line, modem, port selector (computer centre), ethernet, telephone line, ethernet (university), host computer, ethernet, telephone line, ethernet (computer centre), satellite link, Internet, .... -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ronald van der Pol These are the days of miracle and wonder, this is a long distance call....