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Old 18-05-2006, 19:16   #33
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Re: 10mb bb more like 6mb!

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Originally Posted by moon_t
I used a number of tweak utilities but didn't alter the MTU or RWin manually, I have to admit that I'm loathe to upgrade back to the 10mb service and the extra cost just to try manual alteration of the settings.

Having seen no difference on my Fedora Core box I'm not altogether convinced it would be the settings anyhow. From the number of comments about the Leicester area on the forums, I have assumed that ntl just provide an inferior service to customers in this location.
XP gave me 5.5 Mbps on the speedtest. Linux (Slackware 10.2) gave me 9.8 Mbps...

After I went to http://www.dslreports.com/tweaks to check my settings, I used DrTCP to change the RWIN & MTU (1500 for ntl) under XP - the speed tests match.

I use Linux anyway as it's performance friendly on my laptop - and KDE besta XP hands dwon.

CHANGE YOUR SETTINGS!
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