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Needed advice on whether it would be more advisable to put the ADSL Modem to the "Bridged" or "Router" Mode. Do not really know the difference between the two anyway.. The modem I have is : http://www.aztech.com/DSL-305E.htm I am using WINXP PPPoE to connect to the internet. The internect connection I am using is TMnet's Streamyx (Malaysian) on DSL. Information on the ISP is at:- www.tm.net.my Any advice is much appreciated.

Thanks both for your comments. Did alteration to the settings to option (iv). Not sure weather the modem is set to "bridge" or "router" mode, or the settings are controlled by the ISP. Tested the speed, slight improvement!!! Thanks for the guidance.

And the mainboard infromation is at this link:- http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_detail.php?UID=617 Thanks!

Hi VanBuren, Thank you for your reply. also would like to apologize for not informing my OS earlier that you need to provide variation in your answers to me. Btw, I am using WinXP Pro, SP2. Ok, further to you answers, would need to clarify as the example given in your post are different from what I had in my PC. The below are the setting options I have available under the network controller properties. In Property Box: Speed/Duplex Settings In Value Box: i) AutoNegotiate for 100FD ii) AutoNegotiate for 100HD iii) AutoNegotiate for 10FD iv) AutoNegotiate for 10HD v) Force 10 Full Duplex vi) Force 10 Half Duplex vii) Force 100 Full Duplex viii) Force 100 Half Duplex xi) Full Negotiation My existing setting is "Full Negotiation". What setting is the correct one? Thanks in advance for the guidance Cheers!!