Optimising
your Hacked 20Mb broadband connection
Is your 20Mb connection
not as fast as you thought? The default settings on your
Windows XP PC can hinder the speed of such a fast
connection, so we've put together a short guide to optimise
your Windows XP PC for our 20Mb broadband
service.
PLEASE
NOTE: These
instructions are based on single computers being connected
to the cable modem, and alternative configuration changes
may be needed for home networked computers. We suggest that
you try a website such as practicallynetworked.com for
further help.
Change the default
settings and optimise your connection
From the
Desktop
Right click on My
Computer
Select
Properties
Select Device Manager
(see
below)

Double click on Network
Adapters and then the Network Card
(see
below)

Select the Advanced
tab
If neither of these
options appears in the list of options you may have an older
Network card which will limit your speed to less than
10Mbps

Click
OK
Close the Device Manager
and return to the Desktop
Click on Start
Select Connect To and
then Show All Connections
Double click the Local
Area Connection
Select the General tab
and click on Properties
If QOS Packet Scheduler
is installed, click on it to highlight
Then click Uninstall, and
when the dialogue box appears click Yes
Close the Local Area
Connection Properties window, Local Area Connection Status
window and the Network Connections window; and return to the
Desktop
Tune up your broadband
connection
To optimise your
connection further, you might like to try using the TCP
Optimizer to help you tweak and improve the how your PC
connects to the Internet.
However, we should point
out that this is a third party's software and is not
software which we support so we do not guarantee that it
will help resolve your problems and we are not liable for
any loss or damage which you may suffer as a result of using
such software save to the extent that we are not permitted
to exclude or restrict our liability.
From the Desktop start
Internet Explorer
Go
to
http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php
and download TCP
Optimizer
Download TCP
Optimizer
On completion of the
download, select Run
Push the slider fully
right to 20000 (see
below)

Ensure your network card
is selected in the Network Adapter Selection box
Select Optimal Settings
from the bottom of the panel
Click Apply
Changes
Restart your
PC
