Optimising your ADSL connection
Broadband ADSL is a relatively new technology. There are many schools
of thought regarding what the best settings are to obtain the best ADSL
connection. As of August 2003 BT have made a number of changes to their
network to optimize all ADSL users‘ connections without requiring
them to do anything, however some of the information described below can
be relevant, especially if you are experiencing abnormal performance under
default settings.
You can change a vast number of settings on your machine that will affect
various networking aspects of your connection. Settings such as MTU, RWIN,
and so on can sometimes make a difference in the performance of your Internet
access.
If you are unhappy with the performance of your ADSL connection, or believe
that you may be able to "squeeze" extra performance from your settings,
this page describes what you can do.
First of all, visit our
Connection Speed Test page. This will give you an idea of how your
connection is performing. Under normal circumstances, an ADSL connection
should register as between 400 and 500kbps. If you are under this amount,
you may be able to benefit by performing "tweaks" to your network settings.
If you are below 350kbps you may have a problem with your connection,
and we would advise contacting our Support
team in this case for initial advice.
While we do not support the modification of internal settings on your
machine, several websites are dedicated to supplying this kind of information:
ADSLGuide - http://www.adslguide.org.uk
- the ADSLGuide "PlusNet Forum" has a number of our users comparing settings
and swapping tips.
DSLReports - http://www.dslreports.com/tweaks
- DSLReports have a comprehensive guide to optimizing any Broadband connection.
SpeedGuide - http://www.speedguide.net
- SpeedGuide offer a number of modifications.
SolwiseForum - http://www.solwiseforum.co.uk
- Users of Solwise hardware such as the popular SAR-110 supplied in one
of our Starter Packs will find a wealth of advice here.
Please note that the above websites are completely unsupported and the
use of the tools explained within is entirely at your own risk!
ADSL Speed Optimiser
Previously this
tool allowed you to "tweak" certain settings on your machine to improve
performance over BT's ADSL network. As of July 2003 these "tweaks" are
no longer required as BT have made changes to their network to compensate
for the performance losses. If you have previously run this tool, you
will need to do so again to restore your connection to its original settings,
as the "tweaked" settings will negatively impact performance with BT's
changes in place.
If you have never run this application before, please do not do so as
this will impact the performance of your broadband account. If you have
any queries, please raise them to us via Contact
Us.
Important: If your system is not running one of the Operating Systems
listed then DO NOT USE THE ADSL SPEED OPTIMISER.
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