Quoting Job Hanssen (20-Apr-01 15:04:31):

> 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.

Roght. Got it now. Thanks!

How can I activate PPP compression? Is this dome by default by pppd?

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