Speed up internet Browsing

When you type in a domain name such as wingeek.com in your browser the computer must resolve the friendly name into an IP address of the server to download the web page and supporting files. Windows uses a DNS (domain name system) server to lookup this information. By default, Windows uses your ISP’s DNS server. Depending on your provider, the performance of their DNS resolving server varies. Some large national providers are known to provide unreliable and slow DNS servers.

The performance of the DNS server you are using is one component that affects the speed of your internet browsing. Since each domain name you type in must be resolved into an IP address, the amount of time that takes will delay the loading of any web page. Some users with overloaded ISP DNS servers can see delays in multiple seconds before web pages start to load.

OpenDNS provides free alternative DNS servers that anyone can use with any internet provider. Unlike many national internet providers, OpenDNS’s DNS servers are very fast and reliable. Using OpenDNS servers instead of your ISP servers will help you speed up your internet browsing by cutting down on the delay between resolving a domain name and getting the IP address so your browser can start loading the web page.

Configuring your computer to use OpenDNS servers instead of your ISP’s is a simple change that works in both Windows XP and Windows Vista:

1. Click on the Start Button and type in ncpa.cpl and hit Enter. In Windows XP Click on the Start Button, click Run and then type in ncpa.cpl
2. Right click on your active network connection that you use to connect to the Internet and select Properties.
3. On the Networking / General tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (version 4 on Windows Vista) and hit Properties.
4. On the properties screen, select Use the following DNS server addresses and then type in 208.67.222.222 in the preferred and 208.67.220.220 in the alternate boxes.


5. Hit OK twice and you are finished.

Visit OpenDNS.com to learn more about some of the advanced features of OpenDNS on top of the speed benefits.

Convert FAT 32 to NTFS (for stability)

To change from FAT 32 to NTFS file system for more stability, security and less fragmentation, open the command prompt and type:

Convert C: /FS:NTFS

"C" being the drive you wish to convert. Make sure there is a space between the C: and the forward slash (/). Once you press enter it will ask you for confirmation and press Y. Then press Y and enter once more to reboot.. This also works for windows XP Home.

A Little Aero Tweak for Vista Users

The transparent glass in Windows Vista computer can look very nice. However, on some computers that have underpowered video adapters will see a performance hit when running the transparent glass effect. One way to speed up Windows Vista and still get the benefits of aero, such as flip 3D and taskbar thumbnails, is to disable glass transparency.

1. Click on the desktop and select Personalize.
2. Select Windows Color and Appearance.
3. Uncheck Enable Transparency.

XP Speedy Graphics

Windows XP has a lot of new cool looking visual elements, however, those new elements take up more RAM and cause your computer to be less responsive. By tweaking your graphics settings, you can increase the performance of your computer.

To get started, Let's reduce the color quality. This setting determines how many colors are displayed on your screen.

1. Right click on your desktop and select properties.
2. Click on the settings tab and adjust the color quality drop down box to Medium (16 Bit).
3. Click OK.

Next, let's use the windows performance settings to optimize your computer for performance. This will revert back to the old Windows 2000 look as well as take away a lot of the fancy graphics effects. However, if you are really into performance, this is the price you have to pay.

1. Right click on the My Computer icon on your desktop or in your start panel and select properties.
2. Next, Click on the Advanced tab and hit the setting button under performance.
3. On the visual effects tab, select Adjust for Best Performance and hit OK.
4. Hit OK once more to exit system properties.

Now your computer will run slightly faster!

TcpOptimizer

For those of you out there who have no idea what the tcpoptimizer does, its an internet optimizer basically. By modding a couple key configurations it updates your registry for an increased internet output(that was not in computer terms).

Here's a guide form there website for beginners:

General Settings tab:
Custom settings - check
Modify All Network Adapters - check
network adapter selection - your NIC
MTU ?
TTL - 64
TCP Receive Window - ?
MTU Discovery - Yes
Black Hole Detect - No
Selective Acks - Yes
Max Duplicate ACKs - 2
TCP 1323 Options:
Windows Scaling - ?
Timestamps - uncheck

Advanced Settings tab:
Max Connections per Server - 10
Max Connections per 1.0 Server - 10
LocalPriority - ?
Host Priority - ?
DNSPriority - ?
NetbtPriority - ?
Lan Browsing speedup - optimized
QoS: NonBestEffortLimit - 0
ToS: DisableUserTOSSetting - 0
ToS: DefaultTOSValue - 80
MaxNegativeCacheTtl - 0
NetFailureCacheTime - 0
NegativeSOACache Time - 0
LAN Request Buffer Size - 32768
Then select "Apply Changes" and reboot to take effect

How to get MTU ?
Just use TCP/IP Analyzer http://www.speedguide.net/analyzer.php

How to get proper RWIN ? (TCP Receive Window)

RWIN DEPENDS ON FOLLOWING FACTORS

+ Bandwidth
+ Which country we are in
+ Which country we surf frequently

Formula

Quote:

RWIN = BANDWIDTH (DOWNLOAD) * MAX.LATENCY /8

MAX.LATENCY : we should only assume worst latency to the country we surf to most often and stick with it.

+ We should make RWIN an EVEN multiple of MSS

+ Satellite or Wireless should use larger RWIN values because of the high latency

AFTER ALL THOSE CALCULATIONS, HERE IS A VERY ROUGH BREAKDOWN OF THE ANALYZER RECOMMENDED VALUES...

If MTU = 1500

513920 -- works for ~8 to ~30 Mbps
256960 -- 2 to 14 Mbps
128480 -- 1 to 5 Mbps
64240 -- works well up to ~2 Mbps.

If MTU = 1492

511104 -- works for ~8 to ~30 Mbps
255552 -- 2 to 14 Mbps
127776 -- 1 to 5 Mbps
63888 -- works well up to ~2 Mbps.

If MTU <>

+ Log into your modem/router and set MTU according to your connection type.
+ LEAVE RWIN BLANK and Uncheck Window Scaling
+ Use WinSockFix
+ Update your modem's firmware to get higher MTU
+ Uninstall tweak programs like cfos Speed


If TCPOptimizer can not adjust your RWIN , try enter the value for DefaultReceiveWindow in Cablenut

Windows Scaling
Check Windows Scaling when RWIN > 65535

Constant Values:
Custom settings - check
Modify All Network Adapters - check
TTL - 64
MTU Discovery - Yes
Black Hole Detect - No
Selective Acks - Yes
Max Duplicate ACKs - 2
Timestamps - uncheck
MaxConnectionsPerServer - 10
MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server - 10
Lan Browsing speedup - optimized
QoS: NonBestEffortLimit - 0
ToS: DisableUserTOSSetting - 0
ToS: DefaultTOSValue - 80
MaxNegativeCacheTtl - 0
NetFailureCacheTime - 0
NegativeSOACache Time - 0
LAN Request Buffer Size - 32768

LocalPriority - 5
Host Priority - 6
DNSPriority - 7
NetbtPriority - 8

REMEMBER

+ Relocate your router and modem in proper place :
Relocate them to some place that are a few feet away from ALL other electrical devices, including apart from each other.Also, make sure you do not coil up any excess length of signal or power cables.

+ Scan for Spyware/malware:

We recommend

Quote:

Ad-Aware 2008 Spybot Search & Destroy SuperAntispyware

+ Disable unnecessary items :

Quote:

Start > Run > type "msconfig" > StartUp tab > Uncheck unnecessary items

Quote:

Start > Control Panel > Network Connection > Choose your Network > Uncheck "Client for Microsoft Networks”, “File and Printer sharing for Microsoft Network” , and “QoS Packet scheduler”.

Quote:

Right click on My Computer > Properties > Advanced tab > Perfomance : Settings > Visual Effects tab > Check "Adjust for best performance" (check "Visual Styles on windows and buttons" and "Use drop shadows for icon labels on the desktop" if you want to keep WinXP theme).

+ Disable unnecessary services :

Quote:

Run > Type "services.msc" > Disable "Application Layer Gateway Service", "Automatic Updates & Background Intelligent Transfer Service", "QoS RSVP" > Restart Win !!!

+ Using OpenDNS :

Quote:

Start > Control Panel > Network Connection > Choose your Network > Properties > Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) > Properties > Use the following DNS server addresses => 208 67 222 222, 208 67 220 220.