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Boosting your internet bandwith

Source: fluxiontech.com

1. Increase bandwidth by tweaking QoS in Windows XP Pro

The following tweak applies only to Windows XP Professional edition.

The default system behavior is that all 100% bandwidth is available,
however, if there is a running application that indicates to the OS it
needs to send high priority/real time data, then as long as it has the
socket open, Windows XP will restrict “best effort” traffic to 80% of
the bandwidth so that high priority traffic can be accommodated.
Basically, applications can make this request to the operating system
for QoS support using the QoS application programming interfaces (APIs)
in Windows and this only applies if a specific app is requesting QoS.

If you'd like to change how much bandwidth is reserved for QoS (the default is 20% of the total bandwidth), do the following:


1. Make sure you're logged in as "Administrator" (not just any account with admin privileges).


2. Navigate to START>Run and type: gpedit.msc


3. Navigate to Local Computer Policy > Administrative Templates > Network > QOS Packet Scheduler

4. In the right window, double-click the limit reservable bandwidth setting


5. On the setting tab, check the enabled setting.

6. Where it says "Bandwidth limit %", change it to read 0 (or whatever
percentage you want to reserve for high priority QoS data)

7. Click OK, close gpedit.msc


Under START > My Computer > My Network Connections > View
Network Connections, right-click on your connection and under
Properties (where it lists your protocols), make sure QOS Packet
Scheduler is enabled.

The tweak desribed below helps boost priority for DNS & hostname
resolution in general. What this means is, it helps web pages load
faster, and has negligible effect on downloads (not counting the couple
of ms gain with the host resolution at connect-time).




Applying this tweak assumes some proficiency in editing the Windows
Registry using Regedit (Start > Run > type: regedit). As always,
backup your Registry before making any changes so you can revert to the
previous state if you don't like the results.

2.Host Resolution Priority Tweak
// host name resolution priority

Windows 2k/XP

First, open the Windows Registry using Regedit, and (after backing up) navigate to:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\ServiceProvider


Note the following lines (all hex dwords):


Class = 008 (8) - indicates that TCP/IP is a name service provider, don't change.


LocalPriority = 1f3 (499) - local names cache


HostsPriority = 1f4 (500) - the HOSTS file



DnsPriority = 7d0 (2000) - DNS


NetbtPriority = 7d1 (2001) - NetBT name-resolution, including WINS


What we're aiming to do is increase the priority of the last 4
settings, while keeping their order. The valid range is from -32768 to
+32767 and lower numbers mean higher priority compared to other
services. What we're aiming at is lower numbers without going to
extremes, something like what's shown below should work well:


Change the "Priority" lines to:


LocalPriority = 005 (5) - local names cache


HostsPriority = 006 (6) - the HOSTS file


DnsPriority = 007 (7) - DNS



NetbtPriority = 008 (8) - NetBT name-resolution, including WINS

Windows 9x/ME

The tweak is essentialy the same as in Windows 2000/XP, just the
location in the Registry is slightly different. For a more detailed
description see the Windows 2000/XP section above.


Open the Windows Registry using Regedit, and (after backing up) navigate to:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP\ServiceProvider


You should see the following settings:


Class=hex:08,00,00,00



LocalPriority=hex:f3,01,00,00


HostsPriority=hex:f4,01,00,00


DnsPriority=hex:d0,07,00,00


NetbtPriority=hex:d1,07,00,00


The "priority" lines should be changed to:


LocalPriority=hex:05,00,00,00


HostsPriority=hex:06,00,00,00



DnsPriority=hex:07,00,00,00


NetbtPriority=hex:08,00,00,00



Reboot for changes to take effect.




In addition to the tweaks already covered in Win 2k/XP Registry
Tweaks and More Win 2k/XP Tweaks, the Windows XP Service Pack 2
introduces a few new issues covered in the article below. Please make
sure you understand what you are doing before making any changes to
your Operating System. Note the information below only applies to
Windows XP Service Pack 2.


3.Remove the limit on TCP connection attempts

Windws XP SP2 introduces a few new twists to TCP/IP in order to
babysit users and "reduce the threat" of worms spreading fast without
control. In one such attempt, the devs seem to have limited the number
of possible TCP connection attempts per second to 10 (from unlimited in
SP1). This argumentative feature can possibly affect server and P2P
programs that need to open many outbound connections at the same time.

Rant: The forward thinking of Microsoft developers here is that you
can only infect 10 new systems per second via TCP/IP ?!?... If you also
consider that each of those infected computers will infect 10 others at
the same rate:

second 1: 1+10 computers


second 2: 10+10*10 computers (110 new ones)


second 3: 10+100*10 computers ( 1110 new ones)


second 4: 10+1000*10 computers (11110 new ones)


....

all the way to 10*60 + 10^60 computers in a single minute (that's a
number with 60 digits, or it would far exceed Earth's population). Even
if we consider that 90% of those computers are unreachable/protected,
one would still reach ALL of them within a minute.





In other words, even though it is not going to stop worm spreading,
it's going to delay it a few seconds, limit possible network congestion
a bit, and limit the use of your PC to 10 connection attempts per
second in the process ! I have no problem with the new default setting
limiting outbound connection attempts. Still, users should have the
option to easily disable or change this setting. I might be going out
on a limb here, but ever since the introduction of Windows XP I can't
help thinking that I dislike all the bult-in Windows "wisardry" in a
sense that the system also limits user access. That irritating trend to
ease the mental load on end users is somewhat insulting, considering
that Windows is to make the more "intelligent" choice instead of the
end user, as well as limit their access to tuning such settings...


End of rant.


With the new implementation, if a P2P or some other network program
attempts to connect to 100 sites at once, it would only be able to
connect to 10 per second, so it would take it 10 seconds to reach all
100. In addition, even though the setting was registry editable in XP
SP1, it is now only possible to edit by changing it directly in the
system file tcpip.sys. To make matters worse, that file is in use, so
you also need to be in Safe mode in order to edit it.

You only need to worry about the number of connection attempts per
second if you have noticed a slowdown in network programs requiring a
number of connections opened at once. You can check if you're hitting
this limit from the Event Viewer, under System - look for TCP/IP
Warnings saying: "TCP/IP has reached the security limit imposed on the
number of concurrent TCP connect attempts". Keep in mind this is a cap
only on incomplete outbound connect attempts per second, not total
connections. Still, running servers and P2P programs can definitely be
affected by this new limitation. Use the fix as you see fit.

To change or remove the limit, you can use the following program:

Event ID 4226 Patcher v2.11

Url:

http://www.speedguide.net/files/xp_sp2/EvID4226Patch211a-en.zip

- A patching program for removing or changing the limit imposed on
connection attempts in SP2. The patcher has the ability to restore
tcpip.sys back to the original... Still, you might want to back up
tcpip.sys, use it at your own risk. The author of this patch can be
reached @ http://www.lvllord.de/


4. Recommended settings for Windows 2000 / XP

Windows 2000 & XP, unlike NT supports large windows as
described in RFC1323 ( the 'RcvWindow' has a maximum value of 2**30
rather than 64K), and includes some other improvements over its
predecessors you can use to speed up any TCP/IP transfers. , the
descriptions and other options are added to provide you with better
understanding and enable you to customize your settings.

All the following entries, unless otherwise noted should be placed in the Windows 2000/XP Registry under the key


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters


TCPWindowSize

The value of TCP Window in the Windows 2000 Registry is DWORD,
representing number of bytes, with range from 0 to 2^30. The
recommended values (in red) optimize TCP for any high speed Internet
connection and work best in most cases, however if you'd like to use a
custom value follow these guidelines:

For best results, the TCPWindow should be a multiple of MSS (Maximum
Segment Size). MSS is generally MTU - 40, where MTU (Maximum
Transmission Unit) is the largest packet size that can be transmitted.
MTU is usually 1500 (1492 for PPPoE connections). To determine the MTU
value of your ISP, check out the Advanced Registry Editing section of
our site.

There are three places in the Windows 2000 Registry where you can add the TCP Window parameter.


HKLM/SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters


GlobalMaxTcpWindowSize="256960" (DWORD, number of bytes) Valid range is
from MSS to 2^30. Add the value as a decimal. Note: For best results
RWIN has to be a multiple of MSS lower than 65535 times a scale factor
that's a power of 2, i.e. 44 x 1460 = 64240 x 2^2 = 256960. If you
choose to use a RWIN lower than 65535, you can simply make it multiple
of MSS and turn scaling off (Tcp1323Opts=0)


HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters


TcpWindowSize="256960" (DWORD, number of bytes) Valid range is from MSS
to 2^30. Add the value as a decimal. TcpWindowSize can also exist under
TcpipParametersInterface - if added at this location, it overrides the
global setting for this particular . Note (10/20/00): Seems MS has
found another bug in Windows 2000, the TCPWindowSize should be
configured with the global setting (GlobalMaxTcpWindowsSize) rather
than this one - Q263088

Note: For best results RWIN has to be a multiple of MSS lower than
65535 times a scale factor that's a power of 2, i.e. 44 x 1460 = 64240
x 2^2 = 256960. If you choose to use a RWIN lower than 65535, you can
simply make it multiple of MSS and turn scaling off (Tcp1323Opts=0)


Tcp1323Opts


Tcp1323Opts is a necessary setting in order to enable Large TCPWindow
support as described in RFC 1323. Without this parameter, the TCPWindow
is limited to 64K.


HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters


Tcp1323Opts="1" (DWORD, recommended setting is 1. The possible settings
are 0 - Disable RFC 1323 options, 1 - Window scaling but no Timestamp
options, 3 - Window scaling and Time stamp options.)



Note: Tcp1323Opts="3" might help in some cases where there is increased
packet loss, however generally you'll achieve better throughput with
Tcp1323Opts="1", since Timestamps add 12 bytes to the header of each
packet.



DefaultTTL



DefaultTTL determines the time in seconds and the number of hops a
packet lives. While it does not directly affect speed, a larger value
increases the amount of time it takes for a packet to be considered
lost, discarded and retransmitted. A value that's too small can cause
packets to be unable to reach distant servers at all.


HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters


DefaultTTL="64" (DWORD, recommended setting is 64. Other settings that are widely used are 128 and 32)


EnablePMTUDiscovery


When set to 1 (True), TCP attempts to discover MTU automatically over
the path to a remote host. Setting this parameter to 0 causes MTU to
default to 576 which reduces overall performance over high speed
connections. Note that this setting is different than our Windows 9x
recommendation.


HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters


EnablePMTUDiscovery="1" (DWORD - boolean, valid settings are
0-->False and 1-->True. Many connections perform better with this
entry at 1, however, if you prefer to set your upstream to send fixed
1500 packets, you might want to use 0 instead). When set at 1,
establishing connections and initial transfer speed might slow down a
bit, however you will get better throughput if somewhere in the path
large packets need to be fragmented.


EnablePMTUBHDetect


Setting this parameter to 1 (True) enables "black hole" routers to be
detected, however it also increases the maximum number of
retransmissions for a given segment. In most cases you'd want to keep
BHDetect to 0 (False).


HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters


EnablePMTUBHDetect="0" (DWORD - boolean, valid settings are 0-->False and 1-->True. Recommended setting is 0)


SackOpts


This parameter controls whether or not SACK (Selective Acknowledgement)
support is enabled, as specified in RFC 2018. SACK is especially
important for connections using large TCP Window sizes.


HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters


SackOpts="1" (DWORD - boolean, recommended setting is 1. Possible settings are 0 - No Sack options or 1 - Sack Option enabled).


TcpMaxDupAcks


This parameter determines the number of duplicate ACKs that must be
received for the same sequence number of sent data before "fast
retransmit" is triggered to resend the segment that has been dropped in
transit.


HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters


TcpMaxDupAcks="2" (DWORD - range 1-3, recommended setting is 2).


Patches



1. sguide_tweak_2k.zip

Description: Generic patch for Windows XP and Windows 2000 (all
versions). This patch will optimize your TCP/IP Registry settings for
high speed Internet connections. To install, extract the .inf file
first, then double-click (or right-click on filename and choose install
from the pull-down menu) and reboot for changes to take effect.

Url:

http://www.speedguide.net/files/sguide_tweak_2k.zip

2.sguide_tweak_2k_pppoe.zip

Description: Generic patch for Windows XP/2000 and DSL connections
using PPPoE. This patch will optimize your TCP/IP Registry settings for
high speed Internet connections. It is specifically designed for PPPoE
DSL connections. To install, extract the .inf file first, then
double-click (or right-click on filename and choose install from the
pull-down menu) and reboot for changes to take effect.

Url:

http://www.speedguide.net/files/sguide_tweak_2k_pppoe.zip

3. winxp_dnscache.zip

Description: Patch Windows 2k/XP not to cache failed DNS entries. By
default, when a DNS lookup fails (due to temporary DNS problems),
Windows still caches the unsuccessful DNS query, and in turn fails to
connect to a host regardless of the fact that the DNS server might be
able to handle your lookup seconds later. This patch fixes the problem
by configuring the DNS client to continue sending queries to an
unresponsive network. To install, save to your HD, unzip the .reg file,
then double-click the filename.


Web Patches - faster loading of Web Pages

The following patch increases Web page loading speed, by doubling the
number of possible concurrent open connections. For example, imagine a
web page has 20 images and some text - in order for your browser to get
all these files, it opens 2 or 4 concurrent connections, depending on
the Web server. Increasing the number of open connections allows for
faster retrieving of the data. Please note that the patch sets some
values outside of the HTML specs. If you decide to install it, backup
your Registry first. Changes will take effect after you reboot.
Download the patch appropriate for your OS:


OS: Windows 9x/ME

Url:

http://www.speedguide.net/files/sg_webtweak_9x.zip

OS: Windows 2K/XP/2k3

Url:

http://www.speedguide.net/files/sg_webtweak_2k.zip

TCP OPTIMISER

Description: The TCP Optimizer is a free, easy Windows program that
provides an intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet
connection. Just download and run, there is no installaion required.
The program makes it easy to find the best MTU and RWIN values, test
latency and tweak all the important broadband related registry
parameters. The Optimizer can be helpful with tuning any Internet
connection type, from dialup to Gigabit+

Url:

http://www.speedguide.net/files/TCPOptimizer.exe

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