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Ray K
I use this site, http://internetfrog.com/, to measure my u/l and d/l
speeds. From January 22 to March 5, I made 20 tests. On March 6, I ran a
program that optimized internet setting and recorded 5 tests so far.
The averages (and the highest and lowest values)of those two sets of
tests are:
Jan 22 through Mar 5 Mar 6 through Mar 11
D'load speed: 1.75 Mbps (3.01-1.20) 4.24 Mbps (4.66-3.69)
Upload speed: 411 Kbps (675-189) 530 Kbps (841-204)
Quality of service: 42 Pct (95-13) 80 Pct (88-73)
Round Trip Time: 107 ms (122-89) 98 ms (121-91)
Max pause: 461 ms (1124-76) 108 ms (184-80)
The average d/l speed increased by a factor of 2.4, and the spreads
between the highest and lowest reading are considerably less.
Question: Why do the default W2K (SP4) settings give such dismal
performance? Which are the key parameters that have such powerful effects?
For the record, I used System Mechanic Professional 7, which includes an
Optimize Internet Settings tool. Before concluding that this is a spam
for SM, note that I bought the program because it was virtually free
(after rebate), and I wanted its virus protection. However, it didn't
protect me from a virus that took me almost a week to recover from,
including formatting c: and reinstalling all my programs. So I'm not
recommending it for virus/firewall protection.
Bottom line: anyone experiencing sluggish internet performance should
consider some optimizing program. I'm sure there are lots out there. SM
is the only one I've had experience with. Perhaps others reading this
can suggest other programs.
Ray
speeds. From January 22 to March 5, I made 20 tests. On March 6, I ran a
program that optimized internet setting and recorded 5 tests so far.
The averages (and the highest and lowest values)of those two sets of
tests are:
Jan 22 through Mar 5 Mar 6 through Mar 11
D'load speed: 1.75 Mbps (3.01-1.20) 4.24 Mbps (4.66-3.69)
Upload speed: 411 Kbps (675-189) 530 Kbps (841-204)
Quality of service: 42 Pct (95-13) 80 Pct (88-73)
Round Trip Time: 107 ms (122-89) 98 ms (121-91)
Max pause: 461 ms (1124-76) 108 ms (184-80)
The average d/l speed increased by a factor of 2.4, and the spreads
between the highest and lowest reading are considerably less.
Question: Why do the default W2K (SP4) settings give such dismal
performance? Which are the key parameters that have such powerful effects?
For the record, I used System Mechanic Professional 7, which includes an
Optimize Internet Settings tool. Before concluding that this is a spam
for SM, note that I bought the program because it was virtually free
(after rebate), and I wanted its virus protection. However, it didn't
protect me from a virus that took me almost a week to recover from,
including formatting c: and reinstalling all my programs. So I'm not
recommending it for virus/firewall protection.
Bottom line: anyone experiencing sluggish internet performance should
consider some optimizing program. I'm sure there are lots out there. SM
is the only one I've had experience with. Perhaps others reading this
can suggest other programs.
Ray