Fedora Core 2 Update: kernel-2.6.6-1.435

Wayne Steenburg w.steenburg at myactv.net
Fri Jun 18 21:07:34 UTC 2004


> 
> let me just add a little, FTP uses UDP with its own traffic shaper algorithm
> that is better at taking 100% of the bandwidth. 
> 
> {corrections from anyone......?}

Just that FTP (port 21) runs over TCP and TCP is responsible for
ensuring delivery. Simple FTP (port 69) uses UDP and is really only
*decent* for small files, because UDP is a connectionless protocol.
(Send it and hope it gets there.)







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