please help, my d/l are so slow :(

cyberdude · Post by **cyberdude** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 8:55 am

please help me improve my download speeds

here the tcip analizer resalts,

TCP options string = 020405b40103030201010402

MTU = 1500
MTU is fully optimized for broadband.

MSS = 1460
Maximum useful data in each packet = 1460, which is equal to MSS.

Default Receive Window (RWIN) = 256960
RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 2 bits
Unscaled Receive Window = 64240
RWIN is a multiple of MSS
Other values for RWIN that might work well with your current MTU/MSS:
513920 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 8)
128480 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 2)
64240 (MSS x 44)

bandwidth * delay product:
Your RcvWindow limits you to: 10278.4 kbps (1284.8 KBytes/s) @ 200ms
Your RcvWindow limits you to: 4111.36 kbps (513.92 KBytes/s) @ 500ms

MTU Discovery (RFC1191) = ON

Time to live left = 48 hops
TTL value is ok.

Timestamps (RFC1323) = OFF

Selective Acknowledgements (RFC2018) = ON

IP type of service field (RFC1349)= 00000000

my specs are ,

win xp
40 gb hdd
384 mb ram

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 9:22 am

What type of connection? i.e Cable, dsl etc. What speeds are you getting now? What is your rated speed from your ISP?

cyberdude · Post by **cyberdude** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 10:42 am

im on cable,

my rate speed should be 512 kbs

im only getting around 5-12 kbs download speeds even off other servers?

earthmofo · Post by **earthmofo** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 11:08 am

The Analyzer test looks good. Take a speed test located here http://www.testmyspeed.com/ and choose a location that is closest to you and post the results here in this thread.

Lobo · Post by **Lobo** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 12:04 pm

Since you are from across the pond take a test from here nearest one to you

cyberdude · Post by **cyberdude** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 1:38 pm

tryed a speedtest and it says,

Loaded 2,031K bytes in 189.563 seconds.
Your throughput is 88 Kbps.

Lobo · Post by **Lobo** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 1:42 pm

Where did you test at and did you do it right:

How do do speed test
1. The best time is early in the morning (3 AM - 6 AM)
2. Make sure defrag has been run so no files are fragmented
3. Delete Temp internet files, not while testing, but after each test. IE browser, click tools, internet options, click on delete files and no this will not harm system, just get rid of temp files
4. Go to a fast server such as http://www.happypuppy.com and click on 10 demos, select a LARGE file to download (not all of it , just most of it, before you click cancel) this will show you how fast you are downloading, it's not going to be quick except except early in morning when not many people on net. I recommend you go to http://www.analogx.com/contents/downloa ... rk/nsl.htm and download Net State live, run this while downloading as it will give you avg of your download speed, really all you need on Net Stat is incoming data, incoming totals and Local machine, right click on Net Stat anywhere, stactics and check these 3 items, the rest need not be checked unless you want them, all you care about is average. Another fast download site is ftp.lucasarts.com
Put system defrag in scheduled tasks to run everyday.
5. Probably the most important, nothing can be running during test, no firewalls, no virus stuff, no ICQ, no AIM (some of you may have to go into BIOS to disable virus scanner, nothing running except Net Stat live
Scheduled tasks will run disk defrag, 98 & SE in Taskbar, WIN ME in control panel
The people who want speed surfing or doing whatever must close all other programs.

Or if you wish you may go to http://www.testmyspeed.com and do one of the online tests, these vary to much for me but you may like them.

cyberdude · Post by **cyberdude** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 2:02 pm

thanx lobo,

i installed the TCPOptimizer,

what settings would you suggest

Lobo · Post by **Lobo** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 2:06 pm

I would need CPU size to figure out Tcp Window Size

cyberdude · Post by **cyberdude** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 2:10 pm

i see theres a few settings on this program
mtu discovery, max mtu etc, and theres a setting for extream?

anyway hope you can tell me the best settings to use,

my cpu is a 1200 mhz athlon

Lobo · Post by **Lobo** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 2:15 pm

I believe extreme is you enter what you want, I have a 1.2 GiG CPU so try 51100, 64240, 531440, 554800 or 578160, the rest of the settings are fine, set by Optimizer

cyberdude · Post by **cyberdude** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 2:19 pm

ok i will try that thanx lobo,

should i use a speed test after i eenter each to seee if it makes a diffrence in speed

Lobo · Post by **Lobo** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 2:22 pm

First check analyzer to make sure Tcp Window Size or RWIN is in,
then follow download directions, then speed test