cholla

These are some of the tweaks in my OS: Download & install Cablenut;use the ccs file for your OS & connection. I make these adjustments to Cablenut for a custom dial-up file if it doesn't make yours work better you can use the ones that it puts in automatically.On the RWIN use the one of the settings suggested by TCPIP analyzer for RWIN based on MSS & enable windows scaling if you use a RWIN larger than 65535.On my Cablenut this is Tcp1323Opts set to 1to enable 0(zero) to disable. Check your system at https://www.speedguide.net/ . Select the TCPIP analyzer. If it shows your MTU other than 1500 or your MSS other than 1460 you need to change it to these. I will add this some dial-up's work better with MTU = 576 MSS = 536 so you can try these too if the larger settings slow you down. You can't make these with Cablenut .I do mine in the registry so I can't tell you how to do it in XP registry.If you have a program that adjusts your MTU &MSS use it. In My Computer go to dial-up networking R.click on your connection select properties.This may be different in XP I will give you the way I do it in ME P probably has the same settings they may be located a little differently. GeneralConfigure on the dial-up modem you are usingmaximum speed to 115200.connectionport settingsset your FIFO Buffers to maximum.advanced error control should be checked,compressed data should be checked,use flow control should be checked, Then it depends on the dial-up modem you have Check hardware for an external dial-up modem or an internal with on board controller,Check software for an internal modem that uses the CPU for its controller(this is the majority of internal modems also called winmodems.) For extra settings try W3;S10=50;S25=100 these depend on your specific modem but these work for several. W3 makes the modem report DCE speed instead of DTE speed.S10=50 is a hangup delay that helps keep you connected.Try these last sometimes the ISP won't connect with the extra settings & you have to take them out. Back to the General tab if the phone number you use for dial-up is in the same area code as you are uncheck the use area code box.In the networking tab under advanced options check enable software compression & under allowed network protocols uncheck everything but TCP|IP unless your dial-up uses one of the others to connect. . Open your registry (start - run - type regedit) and change the following registry entries: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetServicesClassNet000X (where X is a number between 1 and 9)there is a value named SLOWNET, change it from 01 to 00. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetServicesVxDCOMBUFF it has a value called Start, change its value from 00 to 01. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetServicesVxDVCACHE, it has a value named Start, change it from 00 to 01. The last 2 are controversial whether the help or not they usually don't hurt performance & sometimes help. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetContro lPriorityControl (if PriorityControl is not there, make the value) - on the right hand side right click and select new DWORD value, name it IrqXPriority (X = Irq assigned to your modem), then right click it and select modify and give it a decimal value of 1. 9. Open your sys.ini file (start - run -sysedit - ME type system.ini) close the boxes until you are at the one with the title C:WINDOWSSYSTEM.INI, under [386enh] add the line ComXXIrqXXbuffer=4096, XX=Com port your modem is on and Irq assigned to your modem, it should look like Com03Irq07buffer=4096. Then select file - save and reboot to take effect. You can check these 2 links they are for 98 or ME you may need the patch in one of them to enable windows scaling. https://testmy.net/forum/index.php?topic=1772.0 https://testmy.net/forum/index.php?topic=1633.0 FOR FASTER WEB PAGE LOADING: This tweak will help web pages load faster, it has no real effect on download speeds, just helps your pc look up websites faster thereby speeding up how fast the page loads and making websurfing more enjoyable. Navigate to this registry entry and change the following settings: For XP & 2K HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServices TcpipServiceProvider For 98, 98SE & ME HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetServices VxDMSTCPServiceProvider On the right for ALL OS's change these entries: (ALL values are HEXIDECIMAL) I have seen these both ways so use what works best for your OS Class = 1 LocalPriority = 1 Class=8 DnsPriority = 1 LocalPriority = 1 HostsPriority = 1 DnsPriority = 3 NetbtPriority = 1 HostsPriority = 2 NetbtPriority = 4 To change the value right mouse click on the value and select modify and enter the values above once you have done all of them reboot to take effect and see how fast your pages load. For 98 & ME they should all look like: 01 00 00 00

gatbusta187; I need more info before I can help.Were you getting the faster speed with the same connection you are using now?For example same ISP,modem.OS & PC.What modem & OS do you have?If you know how far are you from the telco terminal?

ROM-DOS: I'm going to do some calculations for you.Based on this & some of your amounts in your post. Proper TcpReceiveWindow Formula: (Maxium Bandwidth x Maxium Anticipated Latency) / 8 Example of a Cable connection with a 1500 download cap with an Anticipated Latency of 100 ms: (1500 x 100) / 8 = 18750 To make it a multipule of MSS divide by 1460: 18750 / 1460 = 12.84246 Then round up to the nearest even whole number: 14 x 1460 = 20440 56 x 300=16800;

ROM-DOS ; On the first question when you use ping -f -l to find your MTU you add 28 to the result for the headers.I don't have a link handy for this but this is correct so 1472+28=1500. 1500-40=1460.The formulas for TcpReceiveWindow,DefaultReceiveWindow ,&

ROM-DOS : A small increase in speed but how did the ping & lag perform? With the MTU at 1472 did you get "packet needs to be fragmented but DF set" until you changed the MTU back to 1500 & the MSS back to 1460?

ROM_DOS; To start with now that you have set your MTU to 1472 & your MSS to 1432 try ping I beleive you will no longer be able to ping at 1472.I beleive you will ping without fragmenting at 1472 - 28. I'm not sure what you are basing your Receive window settings on I would go back to 1500 on the MTU &1460 on the MSS.then using an even multiple of MSS but staying small try 8760 for the DefaultReceiveWindow,GlobalMaxTcpReceiveWindow,&TcpWindowSize.I like 11680 better for mine but the 8760 will probably give a lower ping. Setting TcpMaxDupAcks to 2 & lowering DefaultTTL to 64. I was looking at the recomended cablenut settings for a 56K It seems they base the RWIN & Send window on 1024 this doesn't seem correct for a MTU1500 &MSS 1460. So I think the DefaultSendWindow should be 5840, LargeBufferSize=58400.MediumBufferSize=20480,SmallBufferSize=1460. These are all based on a MSS of 1460.If MSS is not the right base to use then everything should be base on 1024 for packet size based settings. I don't know about this setting MaxHashTableSize in yours it is 65536 the recomended shows it matched to the DefaultSendWindow if you use the one I suggested 5840 then MaxHashTableSize = 5840 .

ROM-DOS : Can you use the MS MCCP on your C: drive & turn it off in the E: drive?

ROM-DOS ; Sound like a hard hunt.I would have suggested Internet Options but I thought you probably didn't have a connection at all for the E: drive.Good to know for future reference. These are the results of the modem information Hyperterminal gives me on my modem. I don't know how to interpret all of them.Like the AT#UD results. ATi3 PCtel HSP56 Modem 11.0300 OK ATi4 PCtel HSP56 Modem Data/Fax/Voice/Speakerphone/V.80 OK ATi5 V.92 OK ATi^ 6 Build 0014 OK ATi7 Default PTT profile OK AT&V1 PROFILE 0:

ROM-DOS;Hyperterminal is an old technology I guess it is possible to connect & do some communication with it.I use it for its modem diagonostics.If you have it I will give you the way to get the diagnostics .I posted a test that dials a telsink but found out it is only for a 5 state area that I'm in.Your phone co could have a simular telsink but getting the test phone number from mine was hard.This is not the only test though.I mainly use it for a graph it has where each drop is a load coil & this shows me they are working if the drop is severe there is a problem with the load coil & I would need to report it to my telco. The S10= (0 to 255) is really for the phone connection if their is a loss of signal on the line because of weather , heavy load,noise ,etc not to work as a hold. The first thing you need to do to receive the incoming call is find out if your ISP supports V.92 modem standards mine doesn't so I couldn't use the call on hold or caller ID functions .My modem has it's own setting window that came with its program to turn off the modem on hold so it works without it. I think that uninstalling the TcpIP protocals(on E: Drive)& then re-installing them might work.Or it could be in the dial-up adapter you would do this from control panel network.Because somewhere it has lost some data this might put it back. This is from the AT Commands for my modem they might not work in yours.I tried to find one specific to your modem but I didn't have enough information this" PCI SoftV92 Modem" is not enough. Enable Caller ID Detection and Select Reporting Format This command enables or disables Caller ID recognition and reporting in any mode. Parameters: n = 0, 1, or 2 Default: 0 Result Codes: OK n = 0, 1, or 2 ERROR Otherwise Command Options: #CID? Return the current setting (0, 1, or 2) #CID=? Return the message, "0-2" #CID=0 Disables Caller ID #CID=1 Enable formatted Caller ID reporting of SDM (Single Data Message) and MDM (Multiple Data Message) packets. #CID=2 Enable unformatted Caller ID reporting

MttFrog13 : read the ms article & then give this a try if you think it will help. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747/EN-US/ START

ROM-DOS : The 4 wire phone cable is pretty basic usually R,G,Y,B for colors the Y&B are dead wires Unless you have 2 incoming phone lines on that jack then the Y&B will be connected in the NID & the jack.I doubt your are conected to the back of the inside jack or outside in the NID.usually only the Red & Green are connected .If you have a 2 line telephone then the one jack with 4 wires work on that.I think in modem bonding(shotgunning) the connection would be with a 2 socket wall jack & a seperate cable for each modem.If you install new cable try to get twisted pair type. I will give you the Hyperterminal location in ME see if its close in XP.First you have to install it .Its already in your OS at least in ME.go to Control Panel AddRemove programswindows setupCommunicationsHyperterminal if its there check it.You might have to reboot.Then it should be where netmasta said once its installed. In your E; drive do you have Dial-up Networking, then Network & modem in the control panel ,also do you have network neighborhood? .In dial-up networking there is a make a new connection in the connections drop down in ME this is not called 'Network Connection Wizard' I think I have a program called 'Internet Connection Wizard ' but it is different than the drop down.I have forgotten exactly how to do this but I think you have to go into network & reinstall the TcpIP protocals.

ROM-DOS :Yes I have Modem Compression enabled when I disabled it the result was no compression the MS/MPPC didn't kick in.I Emailed my ISP to see if they support MPPC but I haven't heard back from them.IN Windows ME if thats where it should activate it doesn't.When I disable compression in Modem Properties I go to about half speed . On phone line I use Cat 3 twisted pair 24 gauge all the way to the NDI. I Have read about 1 of the S commands doing this but it wouldn't be the S11 this is what it does at least in my modem.It would make it dial a little faster or slower depending on the setting. S11 DTMF speed control Set the length of tone and the time between tones for the tone dialing. I don't use anything like catch a call but I think the modem on hold would be the way to go if your ISP supports V.92 standards.If they don't it won't work. I will probably confuse you but mine have 4 twisted pairs (8 wires) But I only use 2 in one of the twisted pairs.The reason for the twisted pair is to reduce line noise & EMI. The basic 4 wire is to have 2 phone lines(phone numbers). I theory I could use mine for 4 phone lines. If you weren't getting the speed you are everything I've read says not to have a phone on the same jack as your PC especially through the modem even if the modem has a phone jack & most do. I'm not the one to ask on drive partitions but I bet one of the members is.I use only a C: partition on my PC.I would try to see if I could access Dial-up networking & modem & maybe network from the E: drive or partition.In dial-up networking there is a make a new connection in the connections drop down you might try that if you can from E: Do you know how to use Hyperterminal? Mostly it is used for modem diagnostics.

ROM-DOS ; your modem log shows it tried to negotiate Protocol Negotiation Result: V.42 LAPM Thats probably what it's factory settings what the F in the string has it do.So it is a modem that probably is like mine & doesn't have V.44.So my guess on that was wrong.Then this "Compression Negotiation Result: None" shows it didn't negotiate any. 115200 This is probably in the standard settings for your modem again 921600 is what you have set in Modem Properties maximum speed drop down that's where it is in ME . Connection established at 49333bps thats what you connected at but modem negotiate faster speed when connected for the fastest they can. Then this"Data compression off or unknown" shows the modem compression off.& the MS/MPPC is apparently undetected .But something detects it because it was in a screenshot of your connect to window in details. This is my modem log10-13-2005 11:49:04.45 - HSP56 Modem in use. 10-13-2005 11:49:04.45 - Modem type: HSP56 Modem 10-13-2005 11:49:04.45 - Modem inf path: MDMCHIPV.INF 10-13-2005 11:49:04.45 - Modem inf section: Modem 10-13-2005 11:49:05.23 - 230400,N,8,1 10-13-2005 11:49:05.23 - 230400,N,8,1 10-13-2005 11:49:05.23 - Initializing modem. 10-13-2005 11:49:05.23 - Send: AT<cr> 10-13-2005 11:49:05.44 - Recv: AT<cr> 10-13-2005 11:49:05.44 - Recv: <cr><lf>OK<cr><lf> 10-13-2005 11:49:05.44 - Interpreted response: Ok 10-13-2005 11:49:05.44 - Send: AT&F%N9E0&C1&D2&K6V1W3S0=0<cr> 10-13-2005 11:49:05.45 - Recv: AT&F%N9E0&C1&D2&K6V1W3S0=0<cr> 10-13-2005 11:49:05.45 - Recv: <cr><lf>OK<cr><lf> 10-13-2005 11:49:05.45 - Interpreted response: Ok 10-13-2005 11:49:05.45 - Send: ATS7=60S30=0M1N3%C3&K3B0N1X4<cr> 10-13-2005 11:49:05.45 - Recv: <cr><lf>OK<cr><lf> 10-13-2005 11:49:05.46 - Interpreted response: Ok 10-13-2005 11:49:05.46 - Send: AT%N9S91=15S36=7S10=100S25=100<cr> 10-13-2005 11:49:05.46 - Recv: <cr><lf>OK<cr><lf> 10-13-2005 11:49:05.46 - Interpreted response: Ok 10-13-2005 11:49:05.46 - Dialing. 10-13-2005 11:49:05.46 - Send: ATDT#######<cr> 10-13-2005 11:49:36.75 - Recv: <cr><lf>CONNECT 41333/PROTOCOL: LAPM/COMPRESSI 10-13-2005 11:49:36.75 - Interpreted response: Connect 10-13-2005 11:49:36.75 - Connection established at 41333bps. 10-13-2005 11:49:36.75 - Error-control on. 10-13-2005 11:49:36.75 - Data compression on.

This Cox test is simular http://test.lvcm.com/

ROM-DOS : I have a possible reason you are faster.Your 56K V.92 modem probably uses V.44 compression & your ISP supports V.44. My modem is a V.92 56k but is older & only uses V.42bis compression.My ISP doesn't support V.92 only up to V.90 & I haven't checked to see if they support V.44 compression. MY ISP not free but is only $9.95 a month & unlimited use.I checked for a free ISP but they limit to 10 hours a month.

I got the same thing last week for a couple of hours then tried again & everything worked normally.

These are some tests I did today slower than ROM_DOS's but about average for me.I tried to get the main site to do a cached test but couldn't so I guess CA3LE has fixed that at least for dial-up.So ROM_DOS can't be caching his tests. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 39 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 97 kB) Download Speed is:: 5 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Wed Oct 12 14:11:42 CDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB download in 204.8 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 2.81 % of your hosts average (nts-online.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-GVHJYIS6C :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 38 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Download Speed is:: 5 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Wed Oct 12 14:16:13 CDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB download in 204.8 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 2.75 % of your hosts average (nts-online.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-PRQ85E4WM :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 38 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Download Speed is:: 5 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Wed Oct 12 14:21:00 CDT 2005 Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB download in 204.8 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 2.75 % of your hosts average (nts-online.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-7QI83TNRF :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 36 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 1075 kB) Download Speed is:: 4 kB/s Tested From:: http://hem.bredband.net Test Time:: Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB download in 256 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 2.61 % of your hosts average (nts-online.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-DJFS1P2CN

EvilNightHawk4: One reason for tweaking dial-up is to see if it is possible to get it to max like any connection.it's Like why does someone with a 10MB connection tweak isn't that fast enough? I would say for them the awnser is NO because the faster connections still get tweaked. Back to dial-up If you are getiing 4kB/s & can get it to 8kB/s then you have doubled your speed & thats a lot of difference.A faster connection like 300kB/s the 4kB/s wouldn't make much difference but if that connection could be tweaked to get 600kB/s I'm sure the person with it would tweak it.So we with dial-up tweak to double our speed.

Probably a good place to post some tweaks for dial-up.I'm sure a lot of dial-up users do the speed tests but don't post. So thanks CA3LE we will see how well this works.

ROM-DOS: That's the only location I found.Like you said probably ms in time but who knows. Most of the info on it is tech about what it does . I just wanted to play with it if it was possible.Disableing it might even decrease your speed.

ROM-DOS : I started with 98SE then was given the ME.I have a stock IBM made in 2000 so I think 9X or ME work better with the older PC.I have gotte familiar with using it.When I get a new PC eventually It will have XP or newer.That may be a while. The nagle I kept seeing it was on in the NDT test & I didn't know what it was so I serfed some info on it.I wanted to see what would happen if I turned it off.But only found info on NT & up apparently thats not even in all those OS's. I still think your DefaultReceiveWindow,GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize,&TcpWindowSize should all be the same setting & that should be a multiple of your MSS.The largest possible under 65535 is 64240.If you use larger than 65535 you have to enable scaling by setting Tcp1323Opts to 1 but scaling can slow you down if you don't need it.If I used scalling I would set 128480 for the RWIN settings or 256960 & so on. It looks like you DefaultSendWindow is based on 1024 I haven't read about setting it since ME doesn't have a setting for the send window.Right now its 16 X1024 =16384 If you want to experiment try 32 X1024=32768 so use 32768 for the send setting.That is for upload speed.If that slows your upload just use smaller even multiples of 1024 until it is uploading at it max.If the 32768 is the max try going higher. Me doesn't have anything that shows the % of compression. I bet almost every member has a dial-up modem internal or external but a poll would find out I guess.

ROM-DOS : Do the NDT speed test here & check statistics to see if the RFC 896 Nagle Algorithm shows on. http://speedtest.umflint.edu/ Interesting that the tweak was for NT & up but at least your XP doesn't have the location in the registry

Stealth :