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Article #52Re: @home speed/NT Speed Up Settings
From: Beavis
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 00:00
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 00:00
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John Oliver wrote: > > On Mon, 27 Oct 1997 15:48:02 -0800, frlyons@home.com (Frank Lyons) > wrote: > > >I hope the following info from a RoadRunner group helps. There is an > >more involved newsgroup message which I am looking for which may be of > >further help > > >P.S. RR should provide to RR customers that have the capability, a PCI > >NIC > >card, as well as edit the registry with these settings for those users > >who > >don't know how to edit the registry when they install RR. I think it > >would > >save them a lot of hassle from customers who are complaining why they are > >not getting the speeds they advertise. > > For what it's worth, I *always* install a PCI if possible. However, I > totally disagree that installers should touch the Registry... "Here, > sir, let me optimize your TCP/IP settings for you..." "Why, you > little punk... my machine doesn't boot anymore! I'm suing you, your > company, your parents..." Don't laugh, we get enough of this just > installing NICs and some software! :-) > > >NT Settings. > >For NT4 use > >TcpWindowSize > > Key: > >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters > > Value Type: REG_DWORD - Number of bytes > > Valid Range: 0 - 0xFFFF > > Errr... I don't *have* a "TcpWindowSize" key *anywhere* in my > Registry... > > Thank you, Frank, for passing this along. It hasn't helped much yet, > but I do appreciate the thought! > > ***************************************************** > Watch for the spam trap in my email address, please... > Don't just hit 'Reply'!! > > The opinions I express are mine, and do not > necessarily reflect those of my employer or > anyone else I may have any affiliation with. that's why you ADD the "TcpWindowSize" to your registrty, =)
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10f392,a036da8c27dfa9c2 X-Google-Attributes: gid10f392,public X-Google-Thread: 113850,a036da8c27dfa9c2 X-Google-Attributes: gid113850,public X-Google-Thread: fa51b,a036da8c27dfa9c2 X-Google-Attributes: gidfa51b,public From: Beavis <Beavis97@usa.net> Subject: Re: @home speed/NT Speed Up Settings Date: 1997/10/27 Message-ID: <34552F8B.7D32@usa.net> X-Deja-AN: 285655834 References: <Pine.LNX.3.96.971024200239.26269A-100000@mvrop.lithium.com> <62uu14$aqj@prefetch.san.rr.com> <3459e697.500665699@snews.zippo.com> <MPG.ebec80b9cf6f3929896a0@news> <34555391.528563504@snews.zippo.com> Organization: Videotron Communications Ltd. (V-WAVE) Reply-To: Beavis97@usa.net Newsgroups: sdnet.cablemodems,comp.dcom.modems.cable,cableinet.cable_modems