MTU and other Broadband Tweaks?

Captain_McCusker · **MTU and other Broadband Tweaks? -** 10-03-2002, 08:33 AM

Hey guys. Last night I got a little tired of the BS my DSL was giving me and tried my cable to see if it was any better. Well, the lag wasn't as often, but I still get these crazy spikes. So I did a tracert with both connections and found that either way I was hitting some sort of roadblock.

Now, I was thinking maybe there was something on my end that was specifically getting in the way. Does anyone have any tweaks to registry settings to maximize my throughput on my modem? I suppose I aught to learn the whole ethernet thing so I know a little about what I'm doing, eh?

SNYPE00 · 10-03-2002, 08:50 AM

Personally Im not convinced that tweaks work for cable/dsl, but here would be the place to go: http://www.speedguide.net .
Make sure your machine is not the problem first. Have enought Ram, plenty of free space (delete those temp files), turn off progrms that dont need to run (check the sys tray), before blaming the connection.
All ISPs oversubscribe their services and we end up with connections that vary depending on how many users are on (YES Dsl users, it happens to you too!!).

pest · 10-03-2002, 08:55 AM

My DSL has gotten so crappy lately that I picked up the kit for cable a couple of days ago. My best ping was around 80-90 and that was a local server on my ISP's network. Rubbish!! Now I just need to run new wiring, move my router, reprogram it and set up new emails, yada yada yada. but of course I have to babysit tonight and there is the football game and beer to drink, etc. etc. etc. Maybe I will have to call in sorry tomorrow.......er.. I mean sick.

Captain_McCusker · 10-03-2002, 09:01 AM

Well, snype, I have checked all apps running. Actually it's the first thing I do when I start up/restart. And that's just for general performance nevermind MOH. Thing is, as of late both my ISPs seem to have a buildup at one location along the route. I'm going to give my DSL provider a nasty phone call today since their subscription agreement's so strict (if you're going to lock people into an agreement that takes away all sorts of rights, you better provide a damn good service is what I say).

Anyway, thanks for the link. I'll give it a look and see what I can see.

=[BANE]= · 10-03-2002, 09:03 AM

Try http://www.pcpitstop.com as well. They test your entire machine including your internet connection. If they find a problem they give you links to their Autofix solution. My cable connection was a little slow and their Autofix increased my receive buffer size to one more suitable for a cable modem.

http://www.pcpitstop.com/pcpitstop/autofix.asp

They also give you the option to return to the default settings if you wish.

Good luck!

Captain_McCusker · 10-03-2002, 02:38 PM

Thanks, Bane. I gave them a try and it was pretty cool. They said everything was perfectly in order, tho. LOL

I did an autofix on my cable connection anyway, but found that there's still that annoying spike. I guess I can't completely complain about the DSL just yet afterall.

=[BANE]= · 10-03-2002, 03:16 PM

I'm glad it helped, if even a little bit.