[P1] internet speed?

[Jack Rodgers]

On Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at 05:11  AM, Joost van de Griek wrote:

>> I went back and tried the speed test again on both computers and 
>> still came up
>> with approx. the same results...this file size is the same no matter 
>> what and
>> the internet, yes, I know what you're saying there but it seems as 
>> though I
>> would get different readings at differing times of day but it's still 
>> holding
>> that 1/2 of the speed of the 7300. I take it that the difference in 
>> processor
>> speed of 200MB is not enough to overcome the 512K L2 ??

You may be using modem scripts, assuming dialup, that set the speed of 
the modem's link with your computer to two different settings. You may 
have different settings for the links to other modems, say one that is 
set for 56K and one that is set for 28K. You may have selected an 
incompatible modem script for the mac with the slower download.

I'm not sure if Quicktime is involved but you may have designated two 
different speeds for that.

Processor speed is not an issue on dial-up since the transfer speed is 
so slow. I used to max out a connection with a 6800 processor. Once you 
can do that it doesn't matter if your are using a processor that is 100 
times faster.

If you are using an airport to connect the book and ethernet for the 
7300, then the answer is obvious. Airport is slower than ethernet.

Perhaps more info about your setup will provide a clue.

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