--- trunk/lib/net/protocol.rb	2007/03/05 00:17:38	11994
+++ trunk/lib/net/protocol.rb	2007/03/19 02:27:08	12091
@@ -128,9 +128,11 @@
 
     private
 
+    BUFSIZE = 1024 * 16
+
     def rbuf_fill
       timeout(@read_timeout) {
-        @rbuf << @io.sysread(1024)
+        @rbuf << @io.sysread(BUFSIZE)
       }
     end
 
