Quoting Georges Heinesch <geohei-ml@geohei.lu>:

> Quoting is (19-Apr-01 06:45:08):
> 
> > - overall, you should operate the serial-modem connection at the
> > slowest
> >  speed possible. That is, do NOT use V42bis or MNP5 with your modem;
> >  use PPP compression instead,
> 
> AFAIK, my modem doesn't support PPP compression (if it has to be
> supported by the modem). However I don't see your point here. V.42bis
> and MNP5 is modem-modem stuff. My problem is however computer-modem
> related. Where's the relation?

AFAIK, PPP compression is done at the computer, not at the modem. Hence, using 
PPP compression _would_ reduce the computer-modem traffic, as opposed to using 
a compression technique at the modem-side, which would _increase_ the computer-
modem traffic.

Regards,

   Job Hanssen - hanssen@dds.nl