[comp.os.vms] KERMIT brings system.......

ANK@CUNYVMS1.BITNET (08/05/87)

>We run KERMIT in two modes on our VAX.  (There are names -- local and
>remote -- for the modes but I can never remember which is which.)
>Anyway, one mode is where you log in to the VAX from a PC and then run
>KERMIT, typically in server mode.  This works fine.  But when a local
>(dumb terminal, say) VAX user uses KERMIT to connect to a modem line
>and dial out from the VAX, it brings the system to its knees.

NOT true unless the user does not alloc the device: I have found
the alloc faster that selecting the line within Kermit
$ ALLOC TTYXXX:
Kermit32> set  line TTYXXX:
before dialing out gives a faster response for me, why I do not know
...maybe someone else would know the answer

>MONITOR PROCESS/TOPCPU shows nothing unusual.  But users only get at
>best 50% of wall clock time;  it seems like something is eating the
>system at some interrupt level.

What are the other Process stats because the TOPCPU is not the only
thing that gives you the cause of system slow-down

I would be interested in the other responses that you get, since
this could be crucial in determining if SET HOST/DTE is a better
solution that using FOR* SOFTW* to connect to other VAX's


                                                Anil Khullar
                                        {Ph.D. Prog in Psychology
                                         C.U.N.Y. Grad. Center.
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                                         New York NY 10036      }

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