Paschendale Posted October 31, 2005 CID Share Posted October 31, 2005 Hey guys, I recently reformatted my machine (WinXP SP2). Prior to it, I had tweaked my 56k connection and was getting consistent download speeds of 6.5Kbs. Now, without any tweaks, I'm getting around ~4.5-5Kbs. I was hoping you guys could help me out by suggesting settings that are good for downloading - as I can't seem to remember which tweaks I had used last time. I don't play any online games, so increased ping as an expense for faster downloads is not a problem. Looking forward to a response, Thanks, Paschendale PS. Here's the test I did on this site just incase you need any info: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 43 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 97 kB) Download Speed is:: 5 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Mon Oct 31 2005 21:27:04 GMT+1100 (AUS Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB download in 204.8 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 2.74 % of your hosts average (net.au) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-D9YA1G4PR Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/8759-how-to-tweak-56k-for-downloading/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROM-DOS Posted October 31, 2005 CID Share Posted October 31, 2005 Welcome to testmy.net Paschendale ; First, what is your initial connect status(just click on your connection icon in your system tray. (if I don't like my connect status, I just dis-connected and connect again ~ 'till I get at least a 49.2Kbps speed, sometimes I get a 53Kbps speed going.) Next, dis-able your Hardware(modem) compression in your Internet Connection > Properties > Gerneral > (Connect using ~ your Modem) > Configure set Maximum speed(bps) to 921600 [check] Enable hardware flow control [check] Enable modem error control [un-check] Enable moden compression hit OK goto Networking (still in Properties) and click Settings under "Type of dial-up server I am calling" and [check] Enable LCP extensions [check] Enable software compression [check] Negotiate multi-link for single link connections hit OK try those first, but remember to always re-start your computer for any changes to take effect. later, we'll talk about some CableNut settings if you want. (or just check out "New Dial-Up Record' in 'Show off Your Scores' forum and see the different settings I've used) there are other Registry tweaks to help Web pages load faster, too. Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/8759-how-to-tweak-56k-for-downloading/#findComment-91046 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paschendale Posted October 31, 2005 Author CID Share Posted October 31, 2005 Hey ROM-DOS, My initial connection speed is either 50.6Kbps or 52Kbps - it varies between those two values, which I think indicates a fairly good connection. I applied the settings you suggested and rebooted, and there is an increase in the test results, but only a slight one: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 45 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 97 kB) Download Speed is:: 5 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Tue Nov 01 2005 10:21:34 GMT+1100 (AUS Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB download in 204.8 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 2.87 % of your hosts average (net.au) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-QTNDIX4ZW Hopefully the CableNut settings will help me out, Thanks for your help so far, Paschendale Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/8759-how-to-tweak-56k-for-downloading/#findComment-91172 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROM-DOS Posted October 31, 2005 CID Share Posted October 31, 2005 Paschendale ; If you start using CableNut, try VanBuren's(up-dated) settings for Xp, but try using the low end of DSL settings. . .curious to see if that might help. Good ISP connection speeds ~ that's almost Cap on dial-up. Good luck. Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/8759-how-to-tweak-56k-for-downloading/#findComment-91180 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cholla Posted November 1, 2005 CID Share Posted November 1, 2005 Paschendale; ROM-DOS has Xp so he can probably help you the most Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/8759-how-to-tweak-56k-for-downloading/#findComment-91187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paschendale Posted November 1, 2005 Author CID Share Posted November 1, 2005 Hey guys, Yes, I do have STAC compression enabled because it really helps with my ISP. Well, I spent a lot of time trying different settings with Cablenut, TCP Optimizer, TweakMaster, Tuneup Utilities '06, Modem Booster etc. and I used tools to measure the performance of each set of tweaks - but what I found is that the default Windows settings seem to always be higher than the performance of any other tweak. This is what I'm getting with defaults: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 46 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 97 kB) Download Speed is:: 6 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Wed Nov 02 2005 08:51:41 GMT+1100 (AUS Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB download in 170.67 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 2.95 % of your hosts average (net.au) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-GCE9LA23U I'm guessing that this is pretty much as high as I will be able to go, if you guys have any additional settings please let me know. Thanks, Paschendale Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/8759-how-to-tweak-56k-for-downloading/#findComment-91459 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROM-DOS Posted November 2, 2005 CID Share Posted November 2, 2005 HEY Paschendale ; I'm off tomorrow(or it'll be today, when you read this ~ lol), and I'll check some of my settings, again. I still get good speeds on my C:Drive. Here are my C: Drive CableNut settings, also. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 169 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 97 kB) Download Speed is:: 21 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Tue Nov 1 20:42:43 PST 2005 Bottom Line:: 3X faster than 56K 1MB download in 48.76 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 125.33 % faster than the average for host (nocharge.com) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-KHUE2BPCV . . .was also wondering if you can ping past your ISP? Cholla, nor myself can, that's why I was wondering. Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/8759-how-to-tweak-56k-for-downloading/#findComment-91662 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paschendale Posted November 4, 2005 Author CID Share Posted November 4, 2005 Yup, I can ping my ISP and have no firewall. I tried using your settings but that didn't really change anything. Any others? Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/8759-how-to-tweak-56k-for-downloading/#findComment-92330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROM-DOS Posted November 5, 2005 CID Share Posted November 5, 2005 Yup, I can ping my ISP and have no firewall. I tried using your settings but that didn't really change anything. Any others? I just posted some of the tweaks I use in * Preformance Tuning and Services * http://www.testmy.net/forum/index.php?topic=9452.0 . . .try some out. ( Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/8759-how-to-tweak-56k-for-downloading/#findComment-92339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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