Dialup Connection Tweaking...

[Lotus 0]

What are some good ways to tweak my dialup connection under win2k? I use internet connection sharing, so as long as it doesn't effect that, then I'll be happy =)

 

I am using a USR 56k V.90 modem.

 

Does messing with your MTU settings etc really make much of a difference? Any info would be appreciated!

[Nemesis 1]

Lotus,

 

You can try changing your MTU size, but with a V.90 modem your not going to see much of a difference. There are plenty of Microsoft KB articles about the TCP/IP stack that you can check as well.

 

There are only two tips I can think of:

 

(1) Make sure you have a good cables between your PC -> Modem and from your Modem -> Telephone socket.

 

(2) Tweak the following registry settings:

 

REGEDIT4

 

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Serial]

"ForceFifoEnable"=dword:00000001

"RxFIFO"=dword:0000000c

"TxFIFO"=dword:00000010

"PermitShare"=dword:00000001

"LogFifo"=dword:00000001

 

(see http://www.jsiinc.com/subc/tip1300/rh1326.htm)

 

 

[Micky 0]

Have a look at these sites for some good info on tweaking dialup.

 

http://www.webnovice.com/dec00/modemoverclock.htm

http://ucguides.savagehelp.com/ConnectionFAQ/ConnectionFAQ.htm

http://www.3dspotlight.com/tweaks/modem-win2k/index.shtml

 

They're just a select few i've found to be useful.