lightnin Posted March 22, 2005 CID Share Posted March 22, 2005 Greetings All, I have a question regarding download/upload speed in Windows 2003 Server Edition. Many told me and also seen in some site forums that using 2003 server edition gives you the most/best/all of ur upload/download speed provided by ur isp's whereas Windows Xp reduces the speed. Poeple actually switched from windows xp to 2003 server and experienced much better speed. Now the question is, Is it true that 2003 server really DOES give better up/down speed than winXp? Please someone clear it out. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted March 22, 2005 CID Share Posted March 22, 2005 well...i wouldnt think so....my friend runs windows 2003 server and its same - he has no speed gain or loss - i dont see why it would be different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanBuren Posted March 22, 2005 CID Share Posted March 22, 2005 as far as i know, win 2003 server has almost the same setup in TCP stack as XP/2k 2003 server seem to have more settings for high Network traffic http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/networking/tcpip03.mspx#EFAA my guess is, for a connection below 10 Mbps i dont think you will see any diff in speed VanBuren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra Posted March 22, 2005 CID Share Posted March 22, 2005 Now the question is, Is it true that 2003 server really DOES give better up/down speed than winXp? Please someone clear it out. Thanks. If the only difference in the test is the operating system, then usually the answer will be no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightnin Posted March 22, 2005 Author CID Share Posted March 22, 2005 Thank you SIr for the info. I really believed that 2003 server does boost up the up/down speed since its a server edition and it doesn't block ports like xp does?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra Posted March 22, 2005 CID Share Posted March 22, 2005 Windows Server 2003 includes a firewall from a similar code base that Windows XP uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightnin Posted March 22, 2005 Author CID Share Posted March 22, 2005 Does turning OFF firewall in Xp sp2/server 2003 help to increase up/down speed???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted March 23, 2005 CID Share Posted March 23, 2005 I would disable Windows Firewall. Even if Windows XP did block ports you can always tweak it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disturbed Posted March 23, 2005 CID Share Posted March 23, 2005 blocked ports can always be unblocked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightnin Posted March 23, 2005 Author CID Share Posted March 23, 2005 SO... does disabling xp firewall help to increase upload/download speed? what you guys think? yes/no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra Posted March 23, 2005 CID Share Posted March 23, 2005 Running the builtin WinXP firewall causes so little performance hit that it makes no sense to turn it off. If you are always running your computer behind a decent router/firewall, then you have some level of protection and could turn it off. However, it's a better practice to just not worry about it, leave the firewall turned on, and have protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted March 23, 2005 CID Share Posted March 23, 2005 Calling the Windows Firewall protection is like calling cheesy plastic bags around your house protection against a bio-chemical weapon. Plus, a performance hit is subjective; a little 10% hit might be huge to some and small to others. (I am not saying it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightnin Posted March 23, 2005 Author CID Share Posted March 23, 2005 I have a D-Link 604 wired router and I guess thats working as a hadrware firewall. SO I think I will disable Windows Firewall only if thats helps to boost the up/down speed a bit?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xs1 Posted March 23, 2005 CID Share Posted March 23, 2005 As many have said, W2k3 in the internet aspect is basicaly the same as xp. If anything when i installed it ( datacenter edition) on my machine because i couldnt find compatable (updated) drivers, my internet was slower then usual. But either way... Unless your just using it as just that, a windows server... I wouldnt even mess with that operating system. Because theirs no gaming at all on thatr OS. Directx and all the video rendering is not avaliable, alot of times sound is not an option, hell microsoft even reccomends you pull the sound card if its not needed. I think a very stable, yet flexable OS to use for everyday useage would be windows 2000 professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCobra Posted March 23, 2005 CID Share Posted March 23, 2005 I just wanted to see if what .s1 said was actually true. It isn't but that wasn't the point. Most of the games will not install on WS 2003. Doom 3 would not. The setup programs detect OS and block. You can get around those with the various compatibility modes or the Microsoft App Compatibility Toolkit. I didn't use either on Half Life 2. I don't however recommend you do this. You'll find more hurdles than it's worth especially if you are using a server without an AGP slot. I'm using a beefy -1 gen laptop so I was pretty confident it would work for one of my games. Stick with Windows XP. You'll be glad you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightnin Posted March 24, 2005 Author CID Share Posted March 24, 2005 Thanks a lot for clearing out my thoughts................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriRan Posted March 28, 2005 CID Share Posted March 28, 2005 what do you mean most games? i have a friend who runs winserver 2k3 and he plays americas army, battle field 1942, ravenshield and a whole bunch of other games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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