Internet standards are published via
RFCs, and after getting a better foothold, the article cited above represents malarkey.
OS and browser producers tend to follow these RFCs, and attempting to make changes in OS/browser may or may not be possible. Opera, for instance, use to allow for changes, but later versions do not allow changes to be made. Firefox does. Also, these RFCs have changed over time, so RFCs of years ago are history, along with OS and browser configurations/settings/terminology/etc.
As explained for
Browser connection limitations, "HTTP 1.1 protocol states that single-user clients should not maintain more than two connections with any server or proxy." But, as shown there, most browsers are configured for 6 connections, and IE maxes out at 13.
In Waterfox, I think these are relevant entries to be fiddled with; below are my current settings. Viasat's equipment is extracting web pages.
network.http.max-connections 900
network.websocket.max-connections 200
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy 32
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server 20
All values above were default, except for last one, which was 6, which most browsers are set to currently. With a setting of 20, your browser can "suck" faster from Viasat's modem.
If P2P was running, this may have been the reason for High Open Socket Count. I don't use P2P, but if it is a stand alone program, there should be a configuration to limit sockets/etc. Numerous hits on Google about
TCP Connection Limit (Event ID 4226)...."and p2p programs that attempt to open many outbound connections at the same time." A P2P programmer will make certain assumptions, like "everybody" has decent cable/speeds, and have default values not good for satellite.
For those using Firefox related browsers, if this entry is tweaked to 20 below,
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server 20
your response may be a twitch faster. Again, the "server" is Viasat's modem, not at site being fetched from.
Last tidbit...if you want to monitor a port: »
Re: Port 443 Open