Cygwin slower on one computer

[Magnus Holmgren]

Magnus Holmgren wrote:

> I'm trying to figure out why Cygwin build things so much slower on one 
> computer I have. We're talking about more than 3 times slower on a 
> computer that ought to be a bit faster (Athlon64 at 2.2-2.4 GHz, 
> compared to a  Pentium M at 1.8 GHz).

This is a little embarrassing, but I finally found out what caused the 
large speed difference. You might've guessed it: the firewall.

In this case, it was the Kerio Personal Firewall. I'm guessing it is the 
"host intrusion prevention system" module that causes it (not that I had 
it enabled). When using the Windows built-in firewall (same as on the 
Pentium M system), the Athlon system is indeed a bit faster.

   Magnus


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