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   R.Wieser to All   
   Re: How do "they" Speed-test Internet Li   
   09 Sep 25 13:53:00   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: address@is.invalid   
      
   Carlos,   
      
   >> Yes, understood, Rudy, don't start sending second Block until reception   
   >> of first block acknowledged.   
   >   
   > Hum. Maybe not. I did not study TCP in that detail, but older protocols   
   > would send a number of blocks, say 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 and start receiving the   
   > ACKs after number 3. The receiver says OK to number 1, fail number 2, Ok   
   > number 3... so after a while, out of sequence, the sender repeats number   
   > 2, just after sending number 6.   
      
   You are correct, it still does that.   But its not a good idea to try to   
   explain higher math to someone who doesn't (yet) know how additions work.   
      
   Regards,   
   Rudy Wieser   
      
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