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A free utility that really does make your PC run faster
A free utility that really does make your PC run faster
I’m skeptical about products that claim to make your PC run faster. I’ve tried many of these over the years and for the most part they either didn’t work or they messed up my PC so badly that any speed improvement was not worth the problems created.
But things have changed: following an enthusiastic recommendation by regular contributor “Torrente”, I’ve at last found a product I can recommend. In fact it works so well I’m using it myself.
Connection Speed
10 Simple Tips to Help You Speed Up Your Broadband Internet Connection Speed
Here’s how you can boost your Internet connection speed simply by making a few basic, low-cost or no-cost changes:
Wireless Broadband Speed Booster Tip 1: Switch Off Your PC and Broadband Router, Wait 1 Minute, Then Switch Both Back on Again
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OneStopSoft-Internet Speed Booster
MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit): What exactly is this mystical MTU anyway? The Maximum Transmission Unit of a network is the greatest amount of data or “packet” size that can be transferred in one physical frame on that network. This packet also contains the header and trailer information, which are kind of like addresses for each packet that are required by the routers on the network. Fragmentation will occur if a packet is sent across a network that has an MTU smaller than the packet’s frame length. This will lead to reduced performance levels as fragments need to be reassembled. When a connection is opened between two computers, they must agree on an MTU.Windows uses this default packet size to negotiate with. This is done by comparing MTUs and selecting the smaller of the two. If this value is set too high for the routers to handle between the two computers, then this info is fragmented into a packet size that the router can handle. This negotiation takes some time and can double the time it takes to send a single packet. Therefore; if the ISP uses an MTU then every time a connection is started. Windows must adjust to an acceptable MTU.By setting this value manually, you can greatly reduce the amount of work that Windows must do to negotiate and reach an acceptable MTU.
With Windows 95, all versions, including OSR2, have a “hidden” default for MTU set in the registry at 1500. This is appropriate for LAN’s and all Ethernet connections, but can be very inefficient when using a PPP dialup connection. This has now been recognized by Microsoft and corrected in Windows 98 to some extent. It’s really quite simple. Any intermediary IP routers encountered on the Internet which are set to an MTU less than 1500, when they handle your TCP/IP request, will often fragment an MTU, breaking it up into smaller units, before sending it out on the network.
MTU is normally set in conjunction with MSS, the Maximum Segment Size, and RWIN, the TCP Receive WINdow. MSS is the largest segment of TCP data that the winsock is prepared to receive on that connection. MSS must be smaller than MTU by at least 40 bytes, the size of the header and trailer information. RWIN determines how much data the receiving computer is prepared to receive. If RWIN is set too large it will result in greater loss of data if a packet is lost or damaged. If it is set too small (e.g. 1x MSS), transmission will be very slow. Normally RWIN is set to either 4x, 6x or 8x MSS. Here’s a simple analogy. TCP/IP takes an e-mail letter (or web page) and cuts it into nice neat squares (packets). It puts each piece in an envelope with the address (header) of where it’s going for the routers to send it along its way. Then all the letters are delivered to your mailbox. So… MSS = the size of each cut square of paperMTU = the size of the envelope (which must be slightly bigger than the square of paper)RWIN = the size of the mailbox which “receives” the letters
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“Boost and optimize the speed of your Internet connection with this set of tools.”
Edit By BS Editor: Boost and optimize the speed of your Internet connection with this set of tools. Internet Speed Booster is a free utility to help you keep your system healthy and responsive. This program is a package of 4 utilities:
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