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Table of Contents

• 1. DRTCP (9)
• 2. General Questions (15)
• 3. Becoming Pingable (8)
• 4. MTU (18)
• 5. RWIN (12)
• 6. Speed (20)
• 7. Tweaks Tester (10)
• 8. Using the Tweaks Forum (10)
• 9. Windows (2)
• 9.1 Windows 9x/ME (2)
• 9.2 Windows 2000/XP (1)
• 9.3 Windows Vista/7 (2)
• 10. Macintosh (1)

Editors: Pinan , redxii
Last modified on 2014-09-22 15:14:27
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• DRTCP: How do I use it and what are all these settings?
• RWIN: How do I raise/lower mine?
• How do I restore default settings?
• What Operating systems are supported by DrTCP?
• Why are some selections grayed out?
• Satellite Connections: Adjustments won't take!
• TTL: What should it be set to?
• I have duplicate adapter entries in DrTcp. What can I do?
• How do I change back to default settings?

• Stalls and freezes
• PPPoE & PPPoA: What do these stand for?
• Macintosh Tweaks
• Enternet: Where can I find information about it?
• RASPPPoE: Where can I get it?
• WinPoet: Where can I find information about it?
• Ping: Can it be lowered/adjusted?
• Which PPPoE software do you have, you ask?
• What is Tweaking, and do I need to do it?
• Where can I find info on tweaking a Linux system for broadband?
• What does power-cycle my modem mean and how do I do it?
• How do I stop connection from timing out on webpages?
• Is there any way to tweak my Pocket PC PDA?
• Tweaking: A Simple Analogy
• How do I reset the TCP/IP stack in Windows XP?

• How do I become pingable with Zone Alarm?
• How do I become pingable with WinXP firewall?
• How do I become pingable with McAfee Firewall?
• How do I become pingable with Sygate Personal Firewall?
• How do I become pingable with Kerio/Tiny Personal Firewall?
• How do I become pingable with Norton Personal Firewall?
• How do I become pingable with the Vista firewall?
• How do I become pingable with a router or hardware firewall?

• MTU: How high can/should mine be?
• Max MTU: How do I find mine?
• MTU: How do I raise/lower mine?
• MTU: Setting it for non PPPoE users and PPPoA.
• MTU: Setting it with WINPOET v2+, Win98/98se/ME
• MTU: Setting it with Enternet, Win95/98/98se/ME/2K/XP
• Raising MTU from 1480 with WinXP, using *built in* PPPoE connection software.
• Linksys router: How do I raise its MTU?
• Dial Up (RAS) MTU: What is it?
• Netgear RT-311/314, RP114, ZyXEL P310/314 routers: How do I raise its MTU?
• Netgear RP614v.1 routers: How do I raise its MTU?
• SMC or AMIT router: How do I raise its MTU?
• Should all of my machines use the same MTU/IPMTU?
• MSS: What is it?
• Setting MTU on Virtual Private Network PPTP
• MTU: Setting it with RASPPPoE
• MTU: What is the highest and most optimal MTU for AOL connections (USA)?
• MTU: Changing it in AOL 6.0 (Win9x/ME)

• RWIN (TCP Receive Window): What is it and should I raise/lower mine?
• Is there an easier way to calculate my RWIN?
• RWIN: The kindergarten analogy
• RWIN: How do I raise/lower mine?
• Latency value for RWIN calculation: How do I find it?
• RWIN Calculator
• RWIN: How high/low should I use?
• Why is too high of an RWIN bad?
• RWIN: Where is this located to change it manually?
• DirecPC with Win2K: Changes To Tcp Receive Window won't take effect.
• Why am I unable to set the RWIN beyond 8192 with a D-Link DI-604 router?
• What is the default RWIN setting in Windows XP Home & Pro?

• Can upload be tweaked?
• How fast should I be able to go?
• The Bit and Byte difference.
• Speed Patches from other sites: Should I use them?
• I'm getting latency and/or packet loss. What can I do?
• Speed tests are busy or down. Are there other tests like them?
• Is there another way to check my speeds?
• International speed tests
• How does the upstream affect the downstream?
• Will a 10Mbps or 100Mbps NIC help my speeds?
• My speeds suddenly dropped -- can I tweak it?
• Different NIC, speed dropped dramatically.
• Windows 98SE: Seem to have slow speed?
• How does RFI/EMI affect my speeds?
• Why are peer-to-peer (file sharing) downloads slower?
• Why do downloads start FAST, then slow down?
• NIC drivers. Update yours for a possible boost.
• NT/2000/XP: How do I throttle my bandwidth?
• How does distance affect xDSL availability and speeds?
• Where are the Speakeasy Speed Test Sites?

• How to read the Tweaks Tester results.
• Tweak Tester reports retransmissions: Why?
• Pingable: Why do some tests want me to be?
• 1 or 2+ second stall detected.
• Tweak Tester does not work!
• Starband Satellite: Adjustments won't take!
• Which ports to forward for a hardware firewall.
• Time Stamping: How do I turn it on (or off)?
• Time Stamping and DirecPC
• Why do I get Upload packet less then your MTU warning?

• What information should I post with my question?
• How do I post the top 3 results?
• Can I help answer questions?
• Should I add my question to someone else's thread?
• Please keep all of your questions in 1 thread (place).
• How do I start my own thread (posting area)?
• Are Moderators/helpers paid?
• How can I find the thread I posted in?
• If you need help, read this!
• Links recommended for the Tweaks Forum.

• Proxy server: How do I bypass/use it on my line?
• Used a Speed Patch? Want to see what it did?

• Vtcp.386 update for Win 95/98/98SE: Do I need it?
• Why the System.ini (IRQn=4096) trick doesn't work.

• How Do I Create a PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) Connection for WinXP?

• Information about tweaking Windows Vista
• Changing MTU

• How do I tweak in OS X?

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