[GRLUG] anyone else seeing crazy speeds from Comcast?

[Greg Folkert]

On Sat, 2008-08-09 at 13:39 -0400, Topher wrote:
> Greg Folkert wrote:
> 
> > I typically have 30-70 ssh sessions open. When the "reset" the DOCSIS
> > equipment, all of my session just stop responding and I have to wait for
> > timeouts to properly end the sessions.
> > 
> > This has happened as often as once every 10 minutes, to 3 days between
> > issues. But it always happens sooner or later.
> > 
> > But yes, I am getting very good speeds, I just wish my SSH sessions
> > wouldn't just DROP.
> 
> That's whacky.  I don't ever have nearly the connections you have, but 
> often when I'm working I'll have 2-3 ssh sessions open for 3-4 hours at 
> a time.  I don't know that I've ever been knocked off by Comcast.

Topher, you know where I work. I work with one of your friends.

Well, my ssh sessions should be running for weeks at a time. They used
to, until this "traffic shaping" and U-Verse pressure came up.

It makes my IMAP connections to GMAIL fail and timeout as well.
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