zakk

I just upgraded to this combo modem/router from sympatico couple days ago. The first problem im having is that there is no way to chnge the MTU, it's set at 1500 which is not what I want, 1492 is ideal for my setup. Heres the shitty part of the deal, Sympatico only supports the set-up and instalation, meaning they only care about getting you a connection. I called the company who makes the modem/router for support and they wanted to CHARGE me dollars for their help. BullShit, I should have kept my old set-up. If anybody knows how to change the MTU please let me know. Thanx

Heres 2 download test speed, im still getting about the same speed???

Your connection is: 3218 Kbps (about 3.2 Mbps)

You downloaded at: 393 KB/sec

Your TRuSPEED

I have a Linksys BERSF41, I looked in the settings under forwarding, all the protocols are set at both, its either TCP or UDP, or both. If Linksys had proper people working for them, instead of people in India who cant speak a word of english, this problem probably would have been fixed by now...

Thanx for the quick reply swimmer. I do use a Linksys router and called Linksys for support, they had told me to try a setting in the triggering settings and enter port 25 to block, which didn't work. Im not sure what else I can do, just trying to make my pc as secure as possible. Thanx

I did a port scan and the results showed that this port was opened, If I remembered correctly from before that this port had been closed. Is there a way to close this port or atleast have it not to respond to whatever is makeing it respond (if that makes sence)...Thanx...

does anybody know how to calculate this setting. Thanx.....

Default Receive Window (RWIN) = 65535

RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 0 bits

Unscaled Receive Window = 65535

Note: Under Windows 9x, if you have RWIN set to any other value, and the Analyzer reports 65535 you might need to install the MS Vtcp386 fix

For optimum performance, consider changing RWIN to a multiple of MSS.

Other values for RWIN that might work well with your current MTU/MSS:

511104 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of

255552 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 4)

127776 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 2)

63888 (MSS x 44)

Anti virus, spybot and temp files are checked and cleaned 1-2 times daily or when needed. I have played with my rwin and can show some of the settings if u want to see them. I have also played the the network and some other settings.

Here is number 2.......

Speed Test Results

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Your connection is: 3481 Kbps (about 3.5 Mbps)

You downloaded at: 425 KB/sec

Your TRuSPEED

Here is my download test swimmer, Thanx

Speed Test Results

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Your connection is: 3491 Kbps (about 3.5 Mbps)

You downloaded at: 426 KB/sec

Your TRuSPEED

My ISP is Sympatico, they tell me that I am on a 4mbps line...I have had everything checked and even had the phone jack replaced to a newer version. Im just kinda frustrated that im not getting the full 4bits. Im using a router and wondering if this may have something to do with my speed being a little slower. Thanx.....

Im happy with the spped thats 4sure. But need faster, just like tuning my stang, it never ends.......It just happened that I put most of my knowledge in Ford and not IBM.......

Hey Lorne, Well iv'e done just about everything possible to increase my speed, guess ill be happy at 3.5-3.7mbps. Im using a router and just wondering if there are any tweaks or settings that can be changed to increase the speed. Thanx......

Hey Lorne, I looked in the MSTCP folder and noticed that the receive window was set at 255552, I changed it to 64240 as u reccomended. I did not see the MTU option in there? Where would I go to change the MTU and what would u reccomend changing it to. Thanx again......

Hey Lorne, I did a TCP analyzer report, Do u mind checking it out and let me know if the settings are correct.

MTU = 1492

MTU is optimized for PPoE DSL broadband. If not, consider raising MTU to 1500 for optimal throughput.

MSS = 1452

MSS is optimized for PPPoE DSL broadband. If not, consider raising MTU to 1500 for maximum throughput.

Default Receive Window (RWIN) = 65535

RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 0 bits

Unscaled Receive Window = 65535

Note: Under Windows 9x, if you have RWIN set to any other value, and the Analyzer reports 65535 you might need to install the MS Vtcp386 fix.

For optimum performance, consider changing RWIN to a multiple of MSS.

Other values for RWIN that might work well with your current MTU/MSS:

511104 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of

255552 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 4)

127776 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 2)

63888 (MSS x 44)

bandwidth * delay product:

Your RcvWindow limits you to: 2621.4 kbps (327.675 KBytes/s) @ 200ms

Your RcvWindow limits you to: 1048.56 kbps (131.07 KBytes/s) @ 500ms

MTU Discovery (RFC1191) = OFF

Time to live left = 57 hops

TTL value is ok.

Timestamps (RFC1323) = OFF

Selective Acknowledgements (RFC2018) = ON

IP type of service field (RFC1349) = 00000000

I overlooked it b4, must be getting tired...I tried some of the downloads and tweaks and my speed is still the same. Im happy with my speed but just thought I would try and increase it to its max... Thanx for ur help, Zakk

Kewl thanx, but I didn't see any link that u mentioned...I would like to try what u said, but where do I go for it...

Hey Lorne, well ive done everything from changing the rwin, mtu and lots more. I found these at a tweaking site. I may have accidently changed some settings in the networking properties, this I think may have something to do with my current speed. I just dont know what the default settings are. Thanx....

Hi to all. Im new to this site and hope some ppl may be able to help me out. I have done numerous download speed tests and all are between 3.3 -3.5mb. Is there something else I can do to speed up my download speed. Im running windows 98se, dsl with Sympatico. Thanx