Hey all -
Got another question for you... I've been monitoring my connection (10 mbps ethernet here on campus) for awhile now and have been able to get the following transfer speeds with a few registry tweaks:
Download - ~2400 kbps average (~13 mbps max)
Upload - ~900 kbps average (~3.5 mbps max)
First off, I'm wondering how it's possible to have a higher transfer speed than the connection should allow. Also, why in the world my upload speed is so low in comparison? Is there anything I can do to adjust my ethernet settings (beyond what I can do with Dr TCP) in order to speed up my average download/upload speed? Also - is there an "optimum" RWIN that I should be running at on my connection? If so, how do I figure that out? Will running it over that number cause a performace loss? I like the max speed, but I'm almost never close to it. That's why I'd like to increase the average speed. My current registry settings are as follows:
RWIN - 256960
Windows Scaling - Yes
Time Stamping - No
Selective Acks - Yes
Path MTU Discovery - Yes
Black Hole Detection - No
Max Duplicate ACKs - 2
TTL - 64
MTU - 1500
Thanks, and let me know. Also, if any of you are doing the dorm thing as well and have a 10mbps connection, how are your speeds in comparison? Catch ya later...
- Eric
PS - Oh yeah... I'm using a Realtek RTL8139/810X Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC (the one that came with this Alienware laptop) with the most up to date drivers available.
PPS - No, I'm not asking to how to increase the bandwidth (that would be against the rules) - just how to make the most of what I have through adjusting my own computer. After all, this is the best place for tweaking advice, right?
Got another question for you... I've been monitoring my connection (10 mbps ethernet here on campus) for awhile now and have been able to get the following transfer speeds with a few registry tweaks:
Download - ~2400 kbps average (~13 mbps max)
Upload - ~900 kbps average (~3.5 mbps max)
First off, I'm wondering how it's possible to have a higher transfer speed than the connection should allow. Also, why in the world my upload speed is so low in comparison? Is there anything I can do to adjust my ethernet settings (beyond what I can do with Dr TCP) in order to speed up my average download/upload speed? Also - is there an "optimum" RWIN that I should be running at on my connection? If so, how do I figure that out? Will running it over that number cause a performace loss? I like the max speed, but I'm almost never close to it. That's why I'd like to increase the average speed. My current registry settings are as follows:
RWIN - 256960
Windows Scaling - Yes
Time Stamping - No
Selective Acks - Yes
Path MTU Discovery - Yes
Black Hole Detection - No
Max Duplicate ACKs - 2
TTL - 64
MTU - 1500
Thanks, and let me know. Also, if any of you are doing the dorm thing as well and have a 10mbps connection, how are your speeds in comparison? Catch ya later...
- Eric
PS - Oh yeah... I'm using a Realtek RTL8139/810X Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC (the one that came with this Alienware laptop) with the most up to date drivers available.
PPS - No, I'm not asking to how to increase the bandwidth (that would be against the rules) - just how to make the most of what I have through adjusting my own computer. After all, this is the best place for tweaking advice, right?
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