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Increase the speed of your internet
connection without a new modem
Eric Georgieff
January 10, 1999
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| The registry editor has many uses when it comes to tweaking your
system. |
As more and more people get quick connections to the
internet, such as cable or ADSL, it becomes apparent to the user of a simple dial-up modem
that the World Wide Web can quickly turn into the World Wide Wait. Here a trick that
can help speed up your current modem without shelling out the big bucks.
There is a setting located in your windows registry
called the Maximum Transfer Unit (MTU). This determines the size of the packets of
data sent between your and your server. In Windows 95, this setting is has a value
of 1,500 bytes when the actual size of internet packets is 1,000 bytes. This can
sometimes slow things down. To remedy the situation, simply follow these steps:
In the registry editor (Start > Run >
regedit.exe), navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\NetTrans. In the NetTrans
folder you should find another folder named "000x" in which x represents a
fourth digit. Right-click on the "000x" folder and select New and
StringValue. Rename the item that appears in the panel on the right side to MaxMTU,
then double-click it to bring up the Edit String box and give it a velue of 1002.
Remember to keep playing with the MaxMTU value until
you feel that your internet connection has greatly sped up. Some people report huge
speed gains using this tricks, while others hardly notice a difference. In any case,
it's definetly worth a try.
