How To Boost Internet Connection

[pollux1er 0]

I open this subject for all of us. If somebody has some tips to boost the internet connection under windows, don't hesitate to post the tips for us to approve it. Thanks to all of you.

[electriic ink 1]

Download the web browser Firefox.

 

Adjust the settings listed here accordingly to boost your speed when using that browser

[serverph 0]

although some people may not approve of it, turn images OFF in your browser. that should make your page access faster, but not make your internet connection any faster more than it is.

[Sprnknwn 0]

But if you turn images off you would lost a lot of visual information, I wouldn?t do this unless it was imperative to get to read pages... and I?m not sure that it still exist so slow connections.

[SSBC 0]

Download the web browser Firefox.

 

Adjust the settings listed here accordingly to boost your speed when using that browser

Wow, that actually works. I tryed it in firefox and it worked, but I usually use Opera. Oh well.

Still a good thing to know. Thanks for posting that.

 

EDIT:Small Typo

Edited February 6, 2007 by SSBC (see edit history)

[M45T3R 0]

You cant really "boost" your connection but you can do every thing not to get it "crowded" if it gets crowded(if you are downloading a 10 things at the time all that uses your connection speed and if its like mine 1 mbps it gets stuck all the time but i try not to play online games and download stuff at the same time But you cant get better speed than you pay for !

[hitmanblood 0]

Yes you cannot really boost your conection because you are limited by the conncetion to the server that is your internet service provider. But however you can boost, your download speed as this is not limited with your connection in the most case but with the remote server. In this programs like download accelerator could help you because they start downloading several instances of the same file from the remote server and then compile it similar principle is used in torrent network. So you can in fact increase your overall download rate but your connection is limited and only way to increase it is to pay for higher plan at your ISP.

[srujanlive 0]

Well said. You can't boost your internet connection greater than what the server rovides you. But sometimes some servers do behave mysteriously. Like I downloaded Ubuntu at speeds of 140KB/s on my 256kbps connection.

[megabytemb 0]

i bosted mine by 10 megabytes per second by makeing a dos comand that allows my ip adress to connect to your computer but there is a higher chance of getting virus and before you ask i can't find where i saved it

[rayzoredge 2]

I BELIEVE (and don't hold me to this) that for cable and DSL users, you CAN boost your bandwidth (not necessarily speed, but that ties in).Unfortunately, these methods involve modifying the cable/DSL modem itself, as companies create "choke" limits to keep the cable/DSL modem running at a lower limit... probably to cheat you out of a possible 10Mbps? I wouldn't have the slightest clue on why they would do this... unless with the increased bandwidth you increase your traffic with your ISP, which means that there is more machine power dedicated to serving your network requests and stuff, which "slows" (but not too noticeably) everyone else using that ISP location down.But then again, I'm not dead sure.There are also some "hacks" that you can do to increase available bandwidth... like the infamous Windows Update choke. (It keeps 20% of your bandwidth reserved for updates in the background, supposedly.)If you're interested in doing that, go to Start > Run... and run "gpedit.msc". You will be brought to the Groups Policy dialog. What you will be looking for will be located under Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Network > QoS Packet Scheduler (on the left-hand side folder tree). Under that, in the contents you will find a "Limit reservable bandwidth" setting. Double-click on this, ENABLE it, and set the variable to 0%. If you just leave it disabled, supposedly Windows still keeps that 20%... which really wouldn't surprise me. That's all I know for now.

[iGuest 3]

Boost up...How To Boost Internet Connection

You can boost up your internet connection depending on what Connection do you have.

1.DSL

2.Dial-up

3.Broadband

4.Wireless

5.3G

6.Others

 

There are 5 Top software that accelerate your internet speed...

but the problem is it also accelerate your hardware's(modem) lifespan.

 

Internet acceleration is not need if you are just downloading...

Internet accelearation is needed for those who Stream live videos or play online games. Or any connection that has a inter-data transfer per sec.

 

If downloading a file you may use DAP...

I recommend you to avail a premium, its a big help...

Otherwise Dap is free, you don't need to worry to purchase it if you lack money.

-reply by skystriker

[longtimeago 0]

Boosting the speed of the internet depends on several factors. Since many of the ISDN connections uses frame relay we cant say that the network will have this particular speed. So when you use some software to boost your speed and at that time if more bandwidth is allocated for your channel or for your link, you will have a good browsing speed. So you may think that software works fine and it increases your internet speed. At this time you wont be knowing what is happening in the background. This frame relay technology may playing the role. So at some other time when more band width is not allocated for you that time you may use the same software and you may not experience a higher speed. So during those time you may feel that , the software is no good ..So boosting the speed of the internet cannot be done to a greater extent though there are ways like increasing the header size of the packet to hold more data , this is what the download managers are doing .

[aloKNsh 0]

The famous line used by auto enthusiasts - "need for speed" - can be easily applied in the internet field as well, due to the high demand for faster internet connections. The old dial up dies slowly while broadband connections spread all over the world. Even so, no matter how much bandwidth we are provided with we will always want more.
There are numerous guides to teach the user how to tune up the PC and especially the operating system in order to increase the internet speed though one more won't harm anyone. Among the various reasons which cause the pages to load slower is the DNS response time. The Domain Name System is actually a service that converts domains into IP addresses to ease the job of a user browsing the internet. Hence, for the user's comfort, he is required to fill the address bar only with the domain name -which is easy to remember - instead of the actual IP address (something like this: 62.223.112.34).

The DNS server has the task of translating the information and to return an answer: the corresponding IP address for the domain name. As simple as it may seem, some ISPs lack fast DNS servers which involve delayed responses thus slow page loads. However, this guide is meant to offer you a viable solution. What would you say if I told you that you should get rid of your ISP's DNS servers and use someone else's?

Most of the users would impose one condition: the alternative DNS servers must be FASTER. Well, they are. I am talking about the DNS servers provided by OpenDNS. These alternative servers are meant to deliver faster DNS responses than regular ones usually provided by ISPs. By switching to OpenDNS servers - which, by the way, are free - you will access no more those provided by the ISP you are connected through, but it's worth it.

The imminent question would be: "how can I use them?" Well, it is very simple; all you have to do is to instruct your Windows to use these servers instead of the ones you are currently using as an ISP subscriber. Because most of you are using Windows XP and lately Vista is the guide on how to "teach" Windows to use the free and quick-responsive DNS servers

from OpenDNS.

For Windows XP

Check the system tray. Can you see the two monitors blinking? If yes, right click on them, and from the newly appeared menu choose Status. Now go to Properties and from the Local Area Connection Properties window scroll the list until you get Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Select it and click Properties. By doing that, you've got the configuration window where IP and DNS settings can be configured. We are not interested in changing anything related to the IP address, therefore leave the settings the way they are. At the bottom, the DNS servers can be configured. By default, depending on your ISP settings, the DNS servers can be supplied automatically, which implies "Obtain DNS server address automatically" option to be checked or manually introduced. No matter which variant you discover you have to click on "Use the fallowing DNS server addresses" and in the two fields separated by dots you have to add these servers:

Preferred DNS server: 208.67.222.222
Alternate DNS server: 208.67.220.220




After you have done that, click Ok and close until you get rid of all the opened windows. Restart your browser and visit https://www.opendns.com/welcome/. If the settings are correctly introduced you will get a Welcome message from OpenDNS. If you made a mistake, the page will inform you that you are not using the correct settings, therefore you have to check them again. Before doing these changes, write down the DNS servers provided by your ISP to avoid any trouble if you are not satisfied with the new DNS servers.

For Windows Vista

Well, the servers mentioned above are the same no matter what operating system you are using. Only the procedure is different from system to system. For Vista users the steps are as follows:
Go to Control Panel and double click on Network and Sharing Center. When opened, click on Manage network connections and right click on Local Area Connection then select Properties. In the next windows, "Local Area Connection Properties", select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click properties. Now things are simple. Make sure you select "Use the following DNS server addresses" and add the following information:

Preferred DNS server: 208.67.222.222
Alternate DNS server: 208.67.220.220



Click OK and close all the windows. Restart your browser for changes to take place and open the https://www.opendns.com/welcome/ to see if they have been accepted. In case you get the "Oops message" it means you need to check them again or to restart the computer.

For Windows 98/ME and 2000 users the settings are the same. Locate the network connection you are using and add the aforementioned DNS servers.

Now that DNS servers have been properly configured it's time to experience faster browsing. Oh, not to forget, besides quicker DNS responses you can get more benefits when using OpenDNS servers such as:

￭ Phishing websites are automatically detected and blocked when you are trying to access them which guarantees safer browsing even for those not accustomed to internet malware
￭ Automatic correction for typos - when typing Softpedia.cmo thanks to these DNS servers you won't get the annoying message: "page cannot be displayed" but you will be directed to Softpedia.com.
￭ Navigation is made easier because the user can create shortcuts to access faster favorite sites. For instance, wouldn't it be easier for you to type SP instead of Softpedia.com? I bet it would.

All in a nutshell this free service provided by OpenDNS can be a real time saver for the ever-in-the-hurry user that we all identify with.

Notice from rvalkass:

Copied from http://news.softpedia.com/news/Boost-Internet-Connection-with-Quick-Responsive-DNS-Servers-55864.shtml

[magiccode9 0]

There are also some utility available for download on the net for tuning all

TCP/IP related settings such as TCP windows, receive and send buffers etc.

 

I use this tool on my older windows 2000 system to increase transmission speed

on ADSL modem.

 

TCP Optimizer

 

speedguide.net/

[onkarnath2001 0]

I open this subject for all of us. If somebody has some tips to boost the internet connection under windows, don't hesitate to post the tips for us to approve it. Thanks to all of you.

the very 1st requirement is to maintain a good condition(virus free) and robust condition of pc.
stops autoupdates of unwanted softwares.
use firefox and don't run two different browsers simultaneously.
use a good antivirus.
dont add so many addons.

better if you use linux or mac inspite of windows.
i get 220-250kps speed in windows and 400-800kbps in linux ubuntu.