Lobo need help on tweaking the max out of win2k with a hoss box?
Lobo need help on tweaking the max out of win2k with a hoss box?
I'm runnin 512 mb ram athlon 1500mhz processor . Uncapped cable internet with a built in network card and win2k . Give me the low down on every tweakable setting in cablenut . Right now I'm runnin 522680 as my rwin . All other setting are typical cablenut fast2k settings for cablenut 4.2. Thanks a million . 
Mcse , A+ and nowhere to go 
- Lobo
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Go to bottom of adjuster and click on delete Cablenut tweaks, then REBOOT, then follow directions on help thread below starting with downloadinng SG's patches, remember Cablenut runs a very small RWIN so his settings probably go with that RWIN, Just do what I say right now, I am going to leave XP tweaks as they probaby work in XP:
Tweaks for Windows XP
1.) Turn off System restore and auto updates.
2.) Use SG's System ini tweak set at 7168, type sysedit in run box, Close out of all boxes except System Ini, put it in 386th Enh, thats where it goes , see if it helps you are not, if you don't have alot of RAM it might not.
3.) Go to control panel, system, advanced tab at top,performance, settings, click on best performance,then advanced tab at top, background services, then programs, sometime programs and programs is better, up to you.
4.) Disable IDE Port Scanning on empty ports and save bootup time.
Go to System Properties by right-clicking on My Computer or via the Control Panel.
Select the Hardware tab.
Look at the Device Manager section and click on the Device Manager button.
This brings up the Device Manager screen.
Open up the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers device branch. Then you will see a list of all the IDE controllers
and channels in your system.
Now, select any one of the IDE channels, right click and choose Properties. Or just double click on the
IDE channel.
Now, select the Advanced Settings tab to get the screen below. As you can see below,
the second port (Device 1) on the Primary IDE Channel does not any IDE device attached to it.
Thus, the Device Type is labeled as Auto Detection. In contrast, the first port has a device attached. That's why the Device Type is grayed out.
To disable IDE device scanning for the second port, click on Auto Detection and you will see
two choices on the list. Select None.
Click OK and reboot. Windows 2000 will now refrain from scanning that IDE port at start up and
should load a little faster
5.) Use Win 2000- patches for XP
6.) Yes Cablenuts adjuster works with XP
7.) This is the neatest, do it and come back to forum,
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Appearance and Themes.
Click the Display icon, click the Appearance tab, and then click Effects.
Click the Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts check box to select it, and select ClearType from the list.
Click OK, and then click OK again.
8.) This was for WIN 2000 but it works in XP too, I use it:
Here's a great tip to speed up your browsing of Windows 2000 machines. Its actually a fix to a bug that by default of a normal Windows 2000 setup that scans shared files for Scheduled Tasks. And its turns out that you can experience a delay as long as 30 seconds when you try to view shared files across a network from as Windows 2000 is using the extra time to search the remote computer. Note that though the fix is originally intended for only those affected, Windows 2000 users will experience that actual browsing speed of both the Internet & Windows Explorers improving significantly after applying it since it doesnt search for the Scheduled Tasks anymore. Here's how :
9.) This make broswing alot faster, but if you use scheduled tasks, don't do this,
Open up the Registry and go to :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace
Under that branch, select the key :
{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
and delete it.
10.) Auto Logon XP
real easy and straight forward.
1. click on "Start" - then click on "Run" - type "control userpasswords2"
2. click OK
3. On the Users tab, clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to
use this computer" check box.
4. A dialog will appear that asks you what user name and password should be used to logon automatically.
Your all set.
11.) One of the most full featured Windows XP configuration tools available is hidden right there in your system, but most people don't even know it exists. It's called the Local Group Policy Editor, or gpedit for short. To invoke this editor, select Start and then Run, then type the following:
gpedit.msc
12.) Med-Large RWIN
InitialLargerBufferCount- 50
InitialMediumBufferCount- 100
InitalSmallBufferCount-150
LargerBufferSize-40960
MediumBufferSize-7215
PriorityBoost-2
SmallBufferCount-1024
Small RWIN
InitialLargerBufferCount- 100
InitialMediumBufferCount- 500
InitalSmallBufferCount-800
LargerBufferSize-40960
MediumBufferSize-7215
PriorityBoost-2
SmallBufferCount- 1024
Priority Boost on WIN XP=10
13.) You can easily create a bootable floppy disk by following these steps:
Place a blank disk in the floppy disk drive.
Click Start, and then click My Computer. Or My Computer Icon on desktop
Right–click the floppy disk drive, and then click Format on the shortcut menu.
Click Create an MS–DOS startup disk, and then click Start.
Now you’re on your way to a bootable startup disk.
14.) Click on tools at top of IE, internet options, settings, click on every visit to page, helps on forums alot, try it, any OS

Tweaks for Windows XP
1.) Turn off System restore and auto updates.
2.) Use SG's System ini tweak set at 7168, type sysedit in run box, Close out of all boxes except System Ini, put it in 386th Enh, thats where it goes , see if it helps you are not, if you don't have alot of RAM it might not.
3.) Go to control panel, system, advanced tab at top,performance, settings, click on best performance,then advanced tab at top, background services, then programs, sometime programs and programs is better, up to you.
4.) Disable IDE Port Scanning on empty ports and save bootup time.
Go to System Properties by right-clicking on My Computer or via the Control Panel.
Select the Hardware tab.
Look at the Device Manager section and click on the Device Manager button.
This brings up the Device Manager screen.
Open up the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers device branch. Then you will see a list of all the IDE controllers
and channels in your system.
Now, select any one of the IDE channels, right click and choose Properties. Or just double click on the
IDE channel.
Now, select the Advanced Settings tab to get the screen below. As you can see below,
the second port (Device 1) on the Primary IDE Channel does not any IDE device attached to it.
Thus, the Device Type is labeled as Auto Detection. In contrast, the first port has a device attached. That's why the Device Type is grayed out.
To disable IDE device scanning for the second port, click on Auto Detection and you will see
two choices on the list. Select None.
Click OK and reboot. Windows 2000 will now refrain from scanning that IDE port at start up and
should load a little faster
5.) Use Win 2000- patches for XP
6.) Yes Cablenuts adjuster works with XP
7.) This is the neatest, do it and come back to forum,
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Appearance and Themes.
Click the Display icon, click the Appearance tab, and then click Effects.
Click the Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts check box to select it, and select ClearType from the list.
Click OK, and then click OK again.
8.) This was for WIN 2000 but it works in XP too, I use it:
Here's a great tip to speed up your browsing of Windows 2000 machines. Its actually a fix to a bug that by default of a normal Windows 2000 setup that scans shared files for Scheduled Tasks. And its turns out that you can experience a delay as long as 30 seconds when you try to view shared files across a network from as Windows 2000 is using the extra time to search the remote computer. Note that though the fix is originally intended for only those affected, Windows 2000 users will experience that actual browsing speed of both the Internet & Windows Explorers improving significantly after applying it since it doesnt search for the Scheduled Tasks anymore. Here's how :
9.) This make broswing alot faster, but if you use scheduled tasks, don't do this,
Open up the Registry and go to :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/RemoteComputer/NameSpace
Under that branch, select the key :
{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}
and delete it.
10.) Auto Logon XP
real easy and straight forward.
1. click on "Start" - then click on "Run" - type "control userpasswords2"
2. click OK
3. On the Users tab, clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to
use this computer" check box.
4. A dialog will appear that asks you what user name and password should be used to logon automatically.
Your all set.
11.) One of the most full featured Windows XP configuration tools available is hidden right there in your system, but most people don't even know it exists. It's called the Local Group Policy Editor, or gpedit for short. To invoke this editor, select Start and then Run, then type the following:
gpedit.msc
12.) Med-Large RWIN
InitialLargerBufferCount- 50
InitialMediumBufferCount- 100
InitalSmallBufferCount-150
LargerBufferSize-40960
MediumBufferSize-7215
PriorityBoost-2
SmallBufferCount-1024
Small RWIN
InitialLargerBufferCount- 100
InitialMediumBufferCount- 500
InitalSmallBufferCount-800
LargerBufferSize-40960
MediumBufferSize-7215
PriorityBoost-2
SmallBufferCount- 1024
Priority Boost on WIN XP=10
13.) You can easily create a bootable floppy disk by following these steps:
Place a blank disk in the floppy disk drive.
Click Start, and then click My Computer. Or My Computer Icon on desktop
Right–click the floppy disk drive, and then click Format on the shortcut menu.
Click Create an MS–DOS startup disk, and then click Start.
Now you’re on your way to a bootable startup disk.
14.) Click on tools at top of IE, internet options, settings, click on every visit to page, helps on forums alot, try it, any OS
- Lobo
- SG VIP
- Posts: 17660
- Joined: Thu Nov 23, 2000 2:32 pm
- Location: Panama City, FL and a FAN of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Bud Chevy & NASCAR , and the Atlanta Braves
Take tweak test here after you turn off firewall, our analyer is sick:
Let me see it: http://www.dslreports.com/tools

Let me see it: http://www.dslreports.com/tools
Receive Window (RWIN): 17520
Window Scaling: off
Path MTU Discovery: ON
RFC1323 Window Scaling: OFF
RFC1323 Time Stamping: OFF
Selective Acks: ON
MSS requested: 1460
TTL: 127
(less any hops behind firewall)
TTL remaining: 112
give me the lodown on those secret cablenut settings remember win2k 512mb ram 1500 amd pro ,cable
Window Scaling: off
Path MTU Discovery: ON
RFC1323 Window Scaling: OFF
RFC1323 Time Stamping: OFF
Selective Acks: ON
MSS requested: 1460
TTL: 127
(less any hops behind firewall)
TTL remaining: 112
give me the lodown on those secret cablenut settings remember win2k 512mb ram 1500 amd pro ,cable
Mcse , A+ and nowhere to go 
- Lobo
- SG VIP
- Posts: 17660
- Joined: Thu Nov 23, 2000 2:32 pm
- Location: Panama City, FL and a FAN of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Bud Chevy & NASCAR , and the Atlanta Braves
Oh a big daddy, OK lets see what vwe can do, you can add the NIC Buffers tweaks in XP tweaks later to adjuster, remember to save and REBOOT anytime you change, and go to that test above to make sure RWIN is in, going to be a long night for you, follow directions on help thread to do speed test:
Bring up Cablenuts adjuster inside Cablenut on desktop the numbers below go in 3 places in W2k and XP, they are: DefaultReceiveWindow, TcpWindowSize, GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize, take out number that is in there and put in one of these, 1 at a time, try:yes 51100, 560640, 566480, 578160, 607360, 642400 and 747520
You do not have to show me but check analyzer here at SG to make sure RWIN is in, you will see number right after (RWIN) on analyzer
At bottom click save to registry, and REBOOT each time you change value in adjuster or it will not work. Click on tools at top of IE, internet options, delete files and offline files (This is safe, temp files) and click on clear history after EVERY test . Quick speed test here
Speedtest may open another browser, so check taskbar and close other, no other programs should be running, No AIM, ICQ, Virus scanner, Firewall, nothing
Once you find fast number for you, you want to save it, on file at top of adjuster click on that, save custom settings, put RWIN size in as name and click on save, now if you ever want these settins back, click on file, open custom settings file, and click on RWIN number, then click on save to registry at bottom, and REBOOT, your done. How to do real dowwnload test on help thread below in signature.

Bring up Cablenuts adjuster inside Cablenut on desktop the numbers below go in 3 places in W2k and XP, they are: DefaultReceiveWindow, TcpWindowSize, GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize, take out number that is in there and put in one of these, 1 at a time, try:yes 51100, 560640, 566480, 578160, 607360, 642400 and 747520
You do not have to show me but check analyzer here at SG to make sure RWIN is in, you will see number right after (RWIN) on analyzer
At bottom click save to registry, and REBOOT each time you change value in adjuster or it will not work. Click on tools at top of IE, internet options, delete files and offline files (This is safe, temp files) and click on clear history after EVERY test . Quick speed test here
Speedtest may open another browser, so check taskbar and close other, no other programs should be running, No AIM, ICQ, Virus scanner, Firewall, nothing
Once you find fast number for you, you want to save it, on file at top of adjuster click on that, save custom settings, put RWIN size in as name and click on save, now if you ever want these settins back, click on file, open custom settings file, and click on RWIN number, then click on save to registry at bottom, and REBOOT, your done. How to do real dowwnload test on help thread below in signature.