[NCLUG] "increase throughput of yer broadband 'net connection - windows users need not apply"

[Daniel Miles]

Now I'm confused by a fairly non-technical article so I'll ask the
group:

Is this protocol something that can be installed on a home linux box to
"better take advantage" of a cable modem or is it designed for
higher-load traffic than that?

On Wed, 2003-08-06 at 01:15, bill ehlert wrote:
> 
> "Internet on Steroids 
> 
> "The fastest hardware in the world will not do
> you much good if your software can't take
> advantage of it. The same principle applies to
> the Internet. Researchers from the California
> Institute of Technology recently demonstrated
> this with a zippy new protocol that can squeeze
> more horsepower out of high-speed Internet
> connectionsup to 6,000 times more horsepower.
> 
>     . . .
> 
> "Oh, and there's one more catch: Pokey Windows
> servers need not apply. For now, FAST runs only
> on Linux."
> 
> 
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1195048,00.asp
> 
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