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Re: Cable Problems

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Nov 11th, 2003

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Originally Posted by caperjack

I've used that one before ,when i run it before i download and run the optimizer it shows around 1.7mb ,after 3.3 mbps

I'm having a really difficult time believing a 200% increase in speed because of some registry tweaks.

Mine runs at 3Mbs right after a clean installation. If you get 1.7Mbs after a fresh install, that's not XP, that's your bandwidth getting choked.

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Re: Cable Problems

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Nov 12th, 2003

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Originally Posted by feigned

I'm having a really difficult time believing a 200% increase in speed because of some registry tweaks.

Mine runs at 3Mbs right after a clean installation. If you get 1.7Mbs after a fresh install, that's not XP, that's your bandwidth getting choked.

As I said before, "Maximum transfer units (MTU) settings can have a strong (and variable) effect on transfer speeds." Yes, that much. With a wrong MTU setting (which can vary per provider), the system can be forced to send each packet twice, hence the up-to-50% bandwidth chop. I've seen it. Each install is different -- but quality-of-service conditions do vary quite a bit, as well.

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Re: Cable Problems

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Nov 13th, 2003

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Originally Posted by TallCool1

As I said before, "Maximum transfer units (MTU) settings can have a strong (and variable) effect on transfer speeds." Yes, that much. With a wrong MTU setting (which can vary per provider), the system can be forced to send each packet twice, hence the up-to-50% bandwidth chop. I've seen it. Each install is different -- but quality-of-service conditions do vary quite a bit, as well.

I wasn't doubting the validity of you statement, just stating that I don't have that problem.

I understand that the MTU can have a drastic effect on speed, for no reason should it effect a fresh installation of Windows.

And for the service quality, if you're getting 3.3Mbps after the tweak, then there's something affecting the installation. Crappy software from the provider, which is ridiculous. Nothing should touch those settings.

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