Re: US-PA-Informix,Unix,ESQL/C,4GL Client/Server- Top $$$

Posted in 1996

R M Sams — Sun, 28 Jul 1996 18:30:36 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

What has this to do with the title of this piece.?!! Greg <greg@cyberramp.net> posted : >I work with a Powerbuilder application that talks IP to an Informix >database across a network. I've noticed that result sets coming to the >client across the network to the client don't utilize anywhere near the >available bandwidth. INet is 5.01.WF1 and WJ2. Both behave about the >same. I don't think ODBC is involved. >Generally, across a very fast hardwired link, I get 2000 to 10000 bytes >per second throughput, even though an FTP of the same amount of data >cranks along at 500,000 - 700,000 bytes per second. >I realize FTP will always be faster, but the difference seems >ridiculous. Has anybody found any good ways to optimize network >utilization??? >Greg