[CTS] Re: dialup network, etc.

i'll give it a try thanks for your help everyone
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hal Brown" <hdb@xxxxxxx>
To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 6:49 AM
Subject: [CTS] Re: dialup network, etc.


>
> On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 07:32:17AM -0300, DavisUnit duly noted:
> >
> >Hal Brown wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon, May 27, 2002 at 11:13:29PM -0400, Chris Akers duly noted:
> >> >yeah can i connect to computer using only dialup connections?  I want
some specifc files from a friend is there any way i can go directly to his
comp?
> >> >
> >> --------end quoted text----------
> >>
> >> Yes, you can set up one computer to allow a remote connection via
dialup.
> >> It acts as a server, and you can dial in from anywhere (sorta like
> >> PCAnywhere).  You make a dialup connection on the other computer, and
dial
> >> in just as you would with an ISP.  You don't need terminal emulation or
> >> physical connections.  With this type of connection via modem you can
only
> >> get 33.6 so downloading a file is considerably slower than from the
net.  I
> >> used to dial from my laptop to my office this way.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Hal Brown
> >
> >You know you've got a slow connection when people refer to it as "only
> >33.6" or "considerably slower than the net" or "used to".
> >Unfortunately, I fit into all those descriptions with my internet
> >connection for the last 8 years :(
> >
> >Terry
> >..plugging away at 26.4kbps..
> >
> --------end quoted text----------
>
> I'm fortunate in that I connect to the net with a modem at 50 to 52 kbs.
My
> download speed, depending on other factors, i.e server, time of day,
> averages about 5.5Kbytes.  Dialing in to a PC, it takes about twice as
long
> to download a file as from the net.  When I travel and connect at the
speeds
> you're talking about I feel like I've hit a wall.  The way the web is
today,
> you must have to pack a lunch to download a site/page, and flash...that
> would take overnight. ;~)
>
> --
> Hal Brown
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