[GRLUG] core 5 iso image?

[Tim Schmidt]

On 4/30/06, Joshua Burns <joshuadburns at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Well something you also must consider is whether or not you're using cable.
> If you are, keep in mind you are only allowed so a low number of
> simultaneous connections while with T1/3 or DSL, this number is much larger.
> Being that peer to peer networks require many, many connections, using cable
> will be a sure down fall.
>
> I have a friend who has 8 Megabit cable while I myself have 1.5 DSL. I still
> download things nearly as fast as he does, simply because if you were to
> monitor the amount of concurrent connections, you'd see my connection has a
> lot more actively downloading, and less being choked, while his is the
> opposite.

What's the reasoning behind this?  As far as I understand, the number
of concurrent connections you can handle has everything to do with the
computer making the connections, and possibly the routers in between
the connections (including your personal router if you have one, and
the ISPs), but absolutely nothing to do with the medium carrying the
packets.  So explain why cable would be any different than DSL of a
similar throughput?

--tim