On 9 Dec 98, Jack Killpatrick wrote:
> > Which is inherently false - it does *not* speed up your modem,
> > though it may enhance your browsing experience - and that they also
> > claimed:
>
> According to the quote you supplied, they do not say they speed up your
> modem, they say they speed up your connection, which is also hogwash. I
> suppose it's a fine line between "speeding up your Internet connection"
> and "speeding up your modem", though.
I've looked at several products that claim to "speed up" your Win95/98
dial-up connection, and they all achieve this in roughly the same ways:
(a) changing some of the default settings in your Registry; (b) locally
caching pages and/or DNS information.
Both will make some difference on some systems, but not a whole lot.
And I wouldn't pay much money for such applications, because you can
achieve the same ends for free with a minimal amount of savvy.
The Registry changes are (comparatively) simple, just a matter of
adjusting the values for your MaxMTU, RWIN, TLL and MSS. There are
numerous pages around that will walk you through the process. Here's
one:
http://www.tmp-houston.com/win95tips/tip1o.htm
For page caching, I've been reasonably impressed with a free Win95 utility
called NetSonic:
http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000PD9&b=
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