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# tct
**tct** (**t** **p**arallel **t**imer) is a quick and minimal program (70 LoC!)
that helps determine the "optimal" number of parallel TCP requests for your
network connection.
**tct** (**t** **p**arallel **t**imer) is a quick and minimal program (< 70
LoC!) that helps determine the "optimal" number of parallel TCP requests for
your network connection.
It performs a series of tests (following your desired configuration) by
incrementally increasing the number of parallel requests and measuring the time
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## Motivation
The [Nix Package Manager]() has an option called `http-connections` that, as per
the wiki, sets the _"maximum number of parallel TCP connections used to fetch
files from binary caches and by other downloads."_
The [Nix Package Manager](https://github.com/NixOS/nix) has an option called
`http-connections` that, as per the wiki, sets the _"maximum number of parallel
TCP connections used to fetch files from binary caches and by other downloads."_
I have found this option a little obscure, however, as the default value (`25`)
has no solid motivation behind it. Is it optimal? I don't know. Can it be