fcmk@arnor.UUCP (Rick Kjeldsen) (03/13/91)
We are trying to set up a PS/2 as an X server at the end of a phone line.
Our first attempt uses X11/AT under Windows3 on FTP software's PC/TCP and
SL/IP with V.42bis modems running at 9600 baud (ie. 38.4 kbaud max).
The setup works, but it's not exactly blazingly fast ;-} The problem
does NOT appear to be the PS/2's ability to keep up at 38.4 or to draw the
windows, etc. I've tested both of those in isolation. The modems seem to
be giving us about 15-20 kbaud throughput, and that just doesn't seem to be
enough to give comfortable response without header comperession.
"Van Jacobson compression" you say. I agree, but FTP indicates they
don't plan to implement it for their slip, and a prior posting didn't turn
up anyone else who had. Thus the following questions:
-Does anyone have a slip WITH header compression which runs under
dos/windows? (OK, how about one that runs under dos/not-windows?)
-Is there a PPP for dos/windows? (This is a less desirable solution, as
we don't have PPP for our "slip-server" yet)
- Has anyone been able to make VisionWare's XVision X-server run with
FTP's slip? (With XVision you don't need run a window manager, which
helps alot, but is still only a partial solution)
-Does anyone have experience with a setup like this? If so, I'd like to
hear from you.
-Ideas for other X server alternatives? Require: PS/2, DOS.
Desire: Windows3. Serious entries only, please.
thanks
rick (fcmk@ibm.com)