jab@uokvax.UUCP (01/01/84)
#R:sri-arpa:-1471800:uokvax:6100010:000:703 uokvax!jab Dec 30 13:25:00 1983 A person mentioned "Sytek" networking/multiplexing boxes. I feel the obligation to say something about these boxes. I have been underwhelmed by said devices. Although the ability to run multiple sessions to multiple machines is nifty (and extremely handy, I might add), the Sytek network has problems when the you start to push the bandwidth. Instead of everything "slowing down" a tad, you LOSE information. I don't know what causes this: perhaps it's just my little [expensive] box and not the network itself. I would advise you to consider this, though. Jeff Bowles Lisle, IL ps. This is not to be construed as the opinion of my employer, but as my own [biased] opinion. Please remember this.
thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas) (01/05/84)
I think that you probably have your SYTEK boxes set up wrong. We NEVER lose information over ours. You do need flow-control at the host end, though. You can either do this with ^S/^Q, or, of you have cooperative hardware (e.g. Able DH/DM), with an out-of-band signal. The effective throughput rate of the Sytek System 20 (terminal interface) box is about 9200 baud, according to our calculations. You should also check to make sure that your system is well configured. There are a number of parameters you can set, which, if set improperly, can slow down the network quite a bit. So, before you badmouth someone's equipment, make sure you have your facts right. =Spencer
edwards@uiucuxc.UUCP (01/08/84)
#R:sri-arpa:-1471800:uiucuxc:29300002:000:474 uiucuxc!edwards Jan 7 20:44:00 1984 You might also check and make sure your terminal can handle the baud rate you're running at. Some of our terminals have a SMOOTH SCROLL bug/feature. We found that when running at 19200 the terminal couldn't send XON/XOFF's fast enough to keep up, even though the info from the host machine was only comming at 9600. So in this case the Sytek box was setup correctly and it was the terminal's fault! Alan Edwards UUCP (...pur-ee!uiucdcs!uiucuxc!edwards)