fuente858
join:2002-07-18
Berwyn, IL |  Rookie user
When I run a test on my download speed, I max out at 900 kps. Is there anything I can do to improve this performance?
I am using a Motorola 4200 SB modem Win98 SE, HP Pavillion 6360 388Mz machine. |
|
DoubleT
Premium
join:2002-04-09
Dallas, TX
| Your system could be causing the bottleneck. But you should definitely check out the Tweaks page »/tweaks. Also there is a Tweaks forum »Broadband Tweaks . You can post your info over there and then let them have a shot at it. |
|
comcasttech0
join:2002-03-06
Edmonton, AB
| reply to fuente858
First of all welcome to DSLR!
If you want to check up on some tweaks, check out the canadian forum -> shaw cable -> and look for a guy by the name of marvinmiller, he's got a website full of wicked tweaks that you can use to excellerate your connection speeds.
forget that... here's his website instead! 
»members.shaw.ca/marvinmiller/
All the best, and enjoy your service as well.
cctech0 |
|
fuente858
join:2002-07-18
Berwyn, IL | reply to DoubleT
It seems like when I turn off my firewall program
(Sygate Pro 5.0), my speed improves. Could this be just a coincidence? |
|
DoubleT
Premium
join:2002-04-09
Dallas, TX
| I use SPFpro, too, and I haven't noticed a difference with it on or off. I have noticed that when the option of "Stealth Browsing" is selected in SPF, that sometimes my speed will increase. But I have really only noticed that in one app (Limewire).
Did you run the tweaks? Can you post some results? |
|
fuente858
join:2002-07-18
Berwyn, IL
| Your Tweakable Settings:
Receive Window (RWIN): 8760
Window Scaling: off
Path MTU Discovery: OFF
RFC1323 Window Scaling: OFF
RFC1323 Time Stamping: OFF
Selective Acks: OFF
MSS requested: 1460
TTL: unknown
TTL remaining: 54
Notes and recommendations:
Turn on Selective Acks (FAQ #578)
Choose RWIN between 14600 and 37960 (FAQ #586)
download/use DRTCP .. (FAQ #578)
Read the tweak FAQ
Example 146000 byte download
Actual data bytes sent: 154760
Actual data packets: 106
Max packet sent (MTU): 1500
Max packet recd (MTU): 576
Retransmitted data packets: 6
sacks you sent:
pushed data pkts: 26
data transmit time: 11.940 secs
our max idletime: 3839.5 ms
transfer rate: 11950 bytes/sec
transfer rate: 95 kbits/sec
This is not a speed test!
transfer efficiency: 94%
Notes and recommendations:
Upload packet less than your MTU (FAQ #1492)
Just a few re-transmissions seen (FAQ #705)
2+ second stall detected
test applet read too slowly
or RWIN much too small!
ICMP (ping) check
Target unpingable
|
|
DoubleT
Premium
join:2002-04-09
Dallas, TX | Download DrTCP and follow all the recommended FAQs. Then post back here and see if that makes a difference. |
|
fuente858
join:2002-07-18
Berwyn, IL
|
Your Tweakable Settings:
Receive Window (RWIN): 32767
Window Scaling: off
Path MTU Discovery: ON
RFC1323 Window Scaling: OFF
RFC1323 Time Stamping: OFF
Selective Acks: ON
MSS requested: 1460
TTL: unknown
TTL remaining: 54
Notes and recommendations:
RWIN is in range
Looking good
Example 146000 byte download
Actual data bytes sent: 148920
Actual data packets: 102
Max packet sent (MTU): 1500
Max packet recd (MTU): 1500
Retransmitted data packets: 2
sacks you sent: 21
pushed data pkts: 9
data transmit time: 0.494 secs
our max idletime: 114.4 ms
transfer rate: 186429 bytes/sec
transfer rate: 1491 kbits/sec
This is not a speed test!
transfer efficiency: 98%
Notes and recommendations:
Good data stream (no/few rexmits)
ICMP (ping) check
Target unpingable
Notes and recommendations:
Become pingable
if you need basic packet loss tests done
Check tweak FAQ
|
|
