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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Speed Up Your Broadband Connection - Windows XP

Speed Up Your Broadband Connection - Windows XP without tweaking the modem.

Be sure to follow the steps correctly as we shall not be held liable in case you mess your connection. This is for Windows XP only. Please ensure that you make a restore point before you proceed as this is an indirect registry modification.
Shall we start?

  • Download TCP Optimizer - a free program for optimizing dial-up, DSL and cable internet connections.
  • or Download Advance System Care (Free) its best to use this one and much easier.

  • On Advance System Care goto Utilities and under TuneUp Tab click on Internet Booster
  • Select Expert Mode then click Go.
  • On TCP Settings encode the necessary details below under the General Tab & Advance Tab then hit Optimize TCP/IP when done.

  • Run TCP Optimizer (FYI: the executable file is standalone so there's no installation needed).
  • In the General Settings tab, do the following:
    • [Check] Custom settings
    • [Check] Modify All Network Adapters
    • Your network adapter will be automatically selected, if not type your adapter manually.
    • MTU: 1452 (Read complete definition of MTU)
    • TTL: 64 (Read complete definition of TTL)
    • TCP Receive Window: 937500
    • MTU Discovery: Yes
    • Black Hole Detect: No
    • Selective Acks: Yes
    • Max Duplicate ACKs: 3
  • In the TCP 1323 Options, uncheck both Windows Scaling and Timestamps.
  • In the Advanced Settings tab, put the following:
    • Max Connections per Server: 16
    • Max Connections per 1.0 Server: 16
    • LocalPriority: 1
    • Host Priority: 1
    • DNSPriority: 1
    • NetbtPriority: 1
    • Lan Browsing speedup: optimized
    • QoS: NonBestEffortLimit: 0
    • ToS: DisableUserTOSSetting: 0
    • ToS: DefaultTOSValue: 80
    • MaxNegativeCacheTtl: 0
    • NetFailureCacheTime: 0
    • NegativeSOACache Time: 0
    • LAN Request Buffer Size: 128000
  • Setting the slider anywhere between 1500 to 3000 kbps range is your discretion until you get satisfactory speed.
  • Click 'Apply Changes' and reboot your computer for the changes to take effect.
Download, install and run latest version of CCleaner to eliminate crap files in your hard disk drives.


You can test your speed at http://testmy.net/

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