DISCLAIMER: DO NOT edit your registry unless you are absolutely sure you know what you're doing!
When I switched from 56K to cable, my download speed was about .5 Mbps. I found a registry setting (TCP Receive Window size) to change which brought me up to 1.5 Mbps. When Comcast doubled the download speed I got the full 3 Mbps they promised. From what I've read, Microsoft sets a very small Receive Window size when you install dialup networking. When you add broadband the settings for dialup remain. Unfortunately, as someone mentioned, UPLOAD speed is what matters most for a CS server. Not sure if this tweak affects upload speed at all, but it's worth a try. Just be sure to back up the registry keys before you change them. Here are a couple of links: http://cable-dsl.home.att.net/#IncreasingWindow http://www.cable-modems.org/articles/speed_tweaks/ Hope this helps! > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 8:56 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [hlds] Re: hlds digest, Vol 1 #2785 - 10 msgs > > > I have Cable and at first i had a 1.5 Mbps connection. Then they > doubled it so i was curious to check out how much better my > bandwidth had gotten so i took a test and it had like 196k > upload and 1200 download were my best results. When i asked my > ISP comcast why i wasnt getting 3 Mbps they said that the > bandwidth test was inaccurate because if i did 8 tests at the > same time they would be all about the same upload/download. So my > "cap" i am assuming is 3Mbps but only when i have a whole lot of > action going on like 25 downloads and 5 uploads at the same time. > So why cant my server for steam work any faster!!!!!! it sucks. I > dont like how comcast does that, i want 3 apples for each > download! and an accurate max upload all the time. Oh pity me! I > know cable is faster than DSL but is it faster than a T1 T2 or T3 > line? And any advice to what i can do with my Server. I dont see > why i need more than 1.1 ghz AMD duron, 768 MB DDR. Im low > budget. If thats my problem go ahead and laugh. Not like i can hear you! > Sincerely, > POTHEADshotyou > Paul > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
