# of Maximum Downloads - Internet Explorer

[lopri]

Is there a setting for # of maximum downloads in IE? I first thought it's the website where I tried to get the files off, but it seems like wherever I try, I can only have 2 simultaneous downloads. Where can I change this?

Thanks!

 

[RVN]

Modify the registry accordingly:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings.

On the right pane of the Window in an open area, right click and select New>DWORD Value. Enter the name "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server". Then, create another DWORD value and enter the name "MaxConnectionsPerServer". Now, right click on MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server and select modify. Click the decimal radio button to change the values you see to decimal instead of hexidecimal. Then, enter the value 16. Now, do the same for MaxConnectionsPerServer, except enter the value of 8 for this item. You can raise these or lower them depending on your connection speed. Setting higher values would be ideal for extremely fast connections. On a cable modem with usual speeds of 1.5Mbps, a value of 32 and 16 seems to be the optimal settings.

or download and install

TCP Optimizer

 

[lopri]

Works like a charm. 🙂 Much appreciate your gosu advice!

P.S. What do those numbers mean? Uploading/Downloading?

 

[awal]

http://tweakcentral.com/t022.htm

 

[lopri]

Thanks for the link. However I found the following "warning." Why is that?

You should only do this if absolutely necessary and then you should avoid doing standard Web browsing while these settings are in effect:

 

[BFG10K]

Don't forget that download limits are also sometimes placed by ISPs and/or by the server you're downloading from.

 

[Confused]

Originally posted by: lopri
Thanks for the link. However I found the following "warning." Why is that?

You should only do this if absolutely necessary and then you should avoid doing standard Web browsing while these settings are in effect:

This is going against the HTTP standard, which allows 2 simultaneous connections to a server. Using this for normal web browsing will cause much more load on the servers, as you will send x requests instead of just 2 to the server, making it work much harder.


Confused