Have a Broadband internet connection? Still not satisified with the internet speed? Can’t afford to upgrade to higher internet speed? Wonder how you could make the internet run faster? There is a hope. I am sure there are a lot of users unsatisfied with the way their home or office internet runs. Many of you have experienced that staring at screen waiting for the web page to load and not to mention everyone would wish their internet connection was a bit faster.
I remember someone asking me some tips to increase internet speed particularly download speed, so he can download programs and movies faster & surf the web equally better.
Here I will list few useful tips to increase speed of your broadband internet connection so you do not have to gaze screen blankly all the time.
I’ll assume the following:-
You have a broadband connection (obvious). Ideally a 256kbps or more. We wouldn’t call it broadband for anything lesser than 256kbps. For the moment, I’ll assume you have 256kbps internet connection speed at your disposal.
You are running Microsoft Windows operating system. I’m assuming Windows xp here since majority of the users still use windows xp (myself included).
Your broadband connection is not shared between multiple computers, devices or users. This is just for the sake of measuring speed increase upon applying the tweaks. If multiple machines share a single connection line, of course speed would be divided.
I’ll also assume that you have administrator privileges on your windows xp machine meaning you can change the settings, install programs and do all the things without any restrictions.
You have a broadband connection (obvious). Ideally a 256kbps or more. We wouldn’t call it broadband for anything lesser than 256kbps. For the moment, I’ll assume you have 256kbps internet connection speed at your disposal.
You are running Microsoft Windows operating system. I’m assuming Windows xp here since majority of the users still use windows xp (myself included).
Your broadband connection is not shared between multiple computers, devices or users. This is just for the sake of measuring speed increase upon applying the tweaks. If multiple machines share a single connection line, of course speed would be divided.
I’ll also assume that you have administrator privileges on your windows xp machine meaning you can change the settings, install programs and do all the things without any restrictions.
Ok, lets’ make the internet a little bit faster. You may want to check speed of your internet connection before and after applying tweaks so you can measure yourself.
First download SG TCP optimizer from this link:-http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php
SG TCP Optimizer is a free, easy Windows program that provides an intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet connection. There is no installation required, just download and run.
SG TCP Optimizer is a free, easy Windows program that provides an intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet connection. There is no installation required, just download and run.
The program can aid both the novice and the advanced user in tweaking related TCP/IP parameters in the Windows Registry, making it easy to tune your system to the type of Internet connection used. The tool uses advanced algorithms, and the bandwidth*delay product to find the best TCP Window for your specific connection speed.
Upon download you should have a file TCPOptimizer.exe. Put it somewhere in a folder, name the folder anything you wish. TCP optimizer supports almost all the flavors of windows operating system Windows 9x/ME/2K/XP/XP-SP2/2k3. There is a patch for Windows Vista, Windows 7 available separate on the website above. Use that if you run vista or 7 instead.
For a 256Kbps connection, move the slider to a connection speed of 640Kbps as shown in the picture. Note this will not magically boost the speed to 640Kbps, it’ll just optimize the 256Kbps to run at its optimal by changing few settings in windows. Afterwards, select Optimal settings and click apply changes button. Go to “Advanced” tab and do the same (select optimal settings and hit apply).
Disable QoS Packet Scheduler
While this may not significantly speed up your internet access. QoS importance lies mainly on Local area connections and QoS aware applications. Since QoS only comes into play in the presense of a running application that indicates it needs high priority/real time traffic. We are still better off disabling it since some users have reported faster internet and some issues resolved with it disabled.
While this may not significantly speed up your internet access. QoS importance lies mainly on Local area connections and QoS aware applications. Since QoS only comes into play in the presense of a running application that indicates it needs high priority/real time traffic. We are still better off disabling it since some users have reported faster internet and some issues resolved with it disabled.
Right click on your local area connection -> Status -> properties and simply remove the checkmark from the “QoS Packet Scheduler” in the Network Adapter properties.
Note: You can also set the value of QoS with TCP Optimizer under its “Advanced” tab in custom settings.
Now, reboot your system & run a speed test to check speed of your internet connection. Usually, many ISPs provide some sort of tool to let their users check speed. If you are unaware, go tohttp://www.dslreports.com/stest or http://www.speedtest.net/ to check speed of your internet connection.
You should now notice your connection running optimally (faster than earlier). Some of you may notice the speed gain, some may not. If you do, let me know in comments.
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