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RE: different download speeds on different machines

From: Juha Saarinen <juha_at_saarinen.org>
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 2001 11:24:50 +1300
Message-ID: <LNBBIBDBFFCDPLBLLLHFIEOGIPAA.juha@saarinen.org>

No need -- MTUspeed might tempt Kees to change his MTU (should be 1500 for
Jetstream, first thing to check) which could make things worse.

Justin at DSLreports.com has an OK set of tweaks and explanations, including
Registry files.

http://www.dslreports.com/tweaks

-- Juha

%-> -----Original Message-----
%-> From: owner-adsl@unixathome.org [mailto:owner-adsl@unixathome.org]On
%-> Behalf Of David McEwing
%-> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 11:01 AM
%-> To: Kees Ouwehand
%-> Cc: adsl@unixathome.org
%-> Subject: RE: different download speeds on different machines
%->
%->
%-> There are two utilities at download.cnet.com just do a search
%-> for MTUSpeed.
%->
%-> > -----Original Message-----
%-> > From: owner-adsl@unixathome.org [mailto:owner-adsl@unixathome.org]On
%-> > Behalf Of Josh Bailey
%-> > Sent: Saturday, 6 January 2001 10:27 a.m.
%-> > To: Kees Ouwehand
%-> > Cc: adsl@unixathome.org
%-> > Subject: Re: different download speeds on different machines
%-> >
%-> >
%-> > On Sat, 6 Jan 2001, Kees Ouwehand wrote:
%-> >
%-> > > Could anyone explain to me what I should look for to obtain
%-> the same
%-> > > download speed with the two machines?
%-> >
%-> > When you install Windows, the installation system customises
%-> all sorts of
%-> > bits and pieces, depending on whether you're a "desktop," "mobile,"
%-> > "server," etc.
%-> >
%-> > One of these many settings is your maximum TCP window (on the
%-> assumption
%-> > that your network connectivity will be dialup based on a notebook, for
%-> > example). I don't remember how to tweak the registry offhand,
%-> doubtless
%-> > many other people know how to.
%-> >
%-> > --
%-> > Josh Bailey (josh@vandervecken.com - Berkeley, CA, USA)
%-> >
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