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re: Use DrTCP (with link)
Saturday, January 13, 2007 at 10:20 am
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Posted by IOguy (68 messages posted)


I only have a dial up.
It is advertised as 56kbp but runs only at 20-25kbp on Win 98.  It is far worse on 
W2k.

I cannot justify the cost of DSL at this time, unless I can get cable channels over 
internet.







On Friday, January 12, 2007 at 6:59 pm, DNA wrote:
>My Win2K Server is the fastest of any of my computers as far as web browsing goes!
>This is because Firefox loves that 2 GB of RAM....
>


>The default Windows 98 TCP/IP receive window is a pitifully low "8760"
>


>That's perfect - if you have a 256k DSL connection!
>


>Windows 2000, we get a default that's up to a whopping "17520"
>


>We're good here for your 512k DSL.
>


>What's that? You say your broadband connection is faster than 1Mb?
>


>You better go here
>and get acquainted with
>DrTCP!
>


>DrTCP = free.
>


>Downloading at 750 Kbps+ sustained average speed with Windows 98 and 2000 = priceless!




Written in response to:
Use DrTCP (with link) (DNA: Friday, January 12, 2007 at 6:59 pm)

Responses to this message:
*Modems (DNA: Sunday, January 14, 2007 at 4:35 pm)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-Internet sluggish on w2k but not win98 ?! (IOguy: Thu, Jan 11, 2007, 10:19 pm)
*re: Internet sluggish on w2k but not win98 ?! (MaddMaxx: Fri, Jan 12, 2007, 2:10 am)
-re: Internet sluggish on w2k but not win98 ?! (Keith Stanier: Fri, Jan 12, 2007, 4:12 am)
-re: Internet sluggish on w2k but not win98 ?! (Steve: Fri, Jan 12, 2007, 5:10 pm)
-re: Internet sluggish on w2k but not win98 ?! (IOguy: Sat, Jan 13, 2007, 7:52 am)
-re: Internet sluggish on w2k but not win98 ?! (Steve: Sat, Jan 13, 2007, 8:28 am)
-re: Internet sluggish on w2k but not win98 ?! (IOguy: Sat, Jan 13, 2007, 10:15 am)
*re: Internet sluggish on w2k but not win98 ?! (Steve: Sat, Jan 13, 2007, 11:40 am)
-Use DrTCP (with link) (DNA: Fri, Jan 12, 2007, 6:59 pm)
-re: Use DrTCP (with link) (IOguy: Sat, Jan 13, 2007, 10:20 am)
-Modems (DNA: Sun, Jan 14, 2007, 4:35 pm)
*re: Modems (IOguy: Mon, Jan 15, 2007, 9:26 pm)
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