Further speedup broadband cable Internet connection
READ DISCLAIMER FIRST AND THEN FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BELOW IF APPLICABLE:
A. in the "My Network Places" properties (right click on the desktop
icon and choose properties), highlight the connection then at the menu
bar choose "Advanced" then "Advanced Settings". Uncheck the two boxes
in the lower half for the bindings for File and Printer sharing and
Client for MS networks. Click OK
B. Continue as indicated below steps:
1. from the Windows XP CD in the support directory from the support
cab, extract the file netcap.exe and place it in a directory on your
hard drive or even in the root of your C:\ drive.
2. next, open up a command prompt window and change directories to
where you put netcap.exe then type "netcap/?". It will list some
commands that are available for netcap and a netmon driver will be
installed. At the bottom you will see your adapters. You should see two
of them if using a 3Com card. One will be for LAN and the other will be
for WAN something or other.
3. Next type "netcap/Remove". This will remove the netmon driver.
4. Open up control panel / system / dev man and look at your network
adapters. You should now see two of them and one will have a yellow !
on it. Right click on the one without the yellow ! and choose
uninstall. YES! you are uninstalling your network adapter, continue
with the uninstall. Do not restart yet.
5. Check your connection properties to make sure that no connection
exists. If you get a wizard just cancel out of it.
6. Now restart the machine and go to your connection properties again
and you should have a new connection called "Local area connection 2".
highlight the connection then at the menu bar choose "Advanced" then
"Advanced Settings". Uncheck the two boxes in the lower half for the
bindings for File and Printer sharing and Client for MS networks. Click
OK.
8. Choose connection properties and uncheck the "QOS" box
9. Restart the machine and enjoy the increased responsiveness of IE,
faster page loading, and a connection speed boost
It seems that Windows XP installs two separate versions of the NIC
card. One you do not normally see in any properties. Remember the
"netcap/?" command above showing two different adapters? The LAN one is
the one you see. The invisible one slows everything down and its like
your running two separate cards together, sharing a connection among
two cards. This method breaks This"bond" and allows the NIC to run
unhindered.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: This tweak assumes that you have let Windows XP
create a connection on install for your cable modem/NIC combination and
that your connection has tcp/ip - QoS - file and print sharing - and
client for Microsoft networks ,only installed. It also assumes that
winxp will detect your NIC and has in-box drivers for it. If it doesn't
do not try This as This may not work.
READ DISCLAIMER FIRST AND THEN FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS BELOW IF APPLICABLE:
A. in the "My Network Places" properties (right click on the desktop
icon and choose properties), highlight the connection then at the menu
bar choose "Advanced" then "Advanced Settings". Uncheck the two boxes
in the lower half for the bindings for File and Printer sharing and
Client for MS networks. Click OK
B. Continue as indicated below steps:
1. from the Windows XP CD in the support directory from the support
cab, extract the file netcap.exe and place it in a directory on your
hard drive or even in the root of your C:\ drive.
2. next, open up a command prompt window and change directories to
where you put netcap.exe then type "netcap/?". It will list some
commands that are available for netcap and a netmon driver will be
installed. At the bottom you will see your adapters. You should see two
of them if using a 3Com card. One will be for LAN and the other will be
for WAN something or other.
3. Next type "netcap/Remove". This will remove the netmon driver.
4. Open up control panel / system / dev man and look at your network
adapters. You should now see two of them and one will have a yellow !
on it. Right click on the one without the yellow ! and choose
uninstall. YES! you are uninstalling your network adapter, continue
with the uninstall. Do not restart yet.
5. Check your connection properties to make sure that no connection
exists. If you get a wizard just cancel out of it.
6. Now restart the machine and go to your connection properties again
and you should have a new connection called "Local area connection 2".
highlight the connection then at the menu bar choose "Advanced" then
"Advanced Settings". Uncheck the two boxes in the lower half for the
bindings for File and Printer sharing and Client for MS networks. Click
OK.
8. Choose connection properties and uncheck the "QOS" box
9. Restart the machine and enjoy the increased responsiveness of IE,
faster page loading, and a connection speed boost
It seems that Windows XP installs two separate versions of the NIC
card. One you do not normally see in any properties. Remember the
"netcap/?" command above showing two different adapters? The LAN one is
the one you see. The invisible one slows everything down and its like
your running two separate cards together, sharing a connection among
two cards. This method breaks This"bond" and allows the NIC to run
unhindered.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: This tweak assumes that you have let Windows XP
create a connection on install for your cable modem/NIC combination and
that your connection has tcp/ip - QoS - file and print sharing - and
client for Microsoft networks ,only installed. It also assumes that
winxp will detect your NIC and has in-box drivers for it. If it doesn't
do not try This as This may not work.
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