Internet slower in Win98?
i have played around with various operating systems, namely Win98, WinME, and Win2K, and i noticed that in Win98, the internet is always limited to about 100 KB/s. . . i've tried tweaking programs but they never really seem to make a difference.
i have played around with various operating systems, namely Win98, WinME, and Win2K, and i noticed that in Win98, the internet is always limited to about 100 KB/s ... i've tried tweaking programs but they never really seem to make a difference ... does anybody know how to crank up the 'net speed of Win98?
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first of time, reason is...
Windows 2000 and Windows Me have new TCP/IP stacks, therefore the internet is a little bit faster. Especially in Windows 2000. For as far as tweaking is concerned, I always used Speedlane and InternetBOOST
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Whistler is or will be better than Windows 2000, if you don't think so, get a reality check and hope it doesn't bounce.
Windows 2000 and Windows Me have new TCP/IP stacks, therefore the internet is a little bit faster. Especially in Windows 2000. For as far as tweaking is concerned, I always used Speedlane and InternetBOOST
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Whistler is or will be better than Windows 2000, if you don't think so, get a reality check and hope it doesn't bounce.
i know that ME and 2000 have newer TCP/IP stacks, but my roommates computers have Win98 and they get much faster download speeds ... i even know people who have Win95 that can get alot more than 100 kb/s ... they must be doing something i'm not, so what should i look for in the settings etc.?
ok, its finally done. the patch from this site has fixed it totally. follow these instructions to see if you benefit.
first go to
http://computingcentral.msn.com/topics/bandwidth/speedtest.asp to benchmark your connection
run it a few times to get an average. once you see how fast your 'net speed is, go to
http://www.speedguide.net and go to the "Patches" section on the left. now download the Win98 speed patch and apply it and reboot.
now go back to the site above and re-benchmark. mine went from ~70 kbps to a max so far of ~550 kbps!!! now thats more like it. obviously its a noticable change. everyone should try this patch!
Trey
first go to
http://computingcentral.msn.com/topics/bandwidth/speedtest.asp to benchmark your connection
run it a few times to get an average. once you see how fast your 'net speed is, go to
http://www.speedguide.net and go to the "Patches" section on the left. now download the Win98 speed patch and apply it and reboot.
now go back to the site above and re-benchmark. mine went from ~70 kbps to a max so far of ~550 kbps!!! now thats more like it. obviously its a noticable change. everyone should try this patch!
Trey
with win98 i got 49.3Kbs and once i got 50.3 with my 56K modem. But with win2k i can get a MAX of 49.2kbs. With WinME i u can get an even faster speed than 98
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2 Computers (networked)both have :
Intel SE440BX2
Pentium III 700Mhz (100)
LS-120 120 Mb (100MHz)
Fujitsu 17.3 GB Ultra DMA 66/10.2 GB Ultra DMA 66
Mitsubihi 50X IDE
Creative Vibra PCI 128bit
Matrox Millenium G400 16Mb AGP/Diamond Speedstar 8Mb AGP
Bay Netgear 10/100PCI
Medium ATX Tower case
120W Multimedia
MS INternet KB (PS2)
MS Win2000 Pro
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2 Computers (networked)both have :
Intel SE440BX2
Pentium III 700Mhz (100)
LS-120 120 Mb (100MHz)
Fujitsu 17.3 GB Ultra DMA 66/10.2 GB Ultra DMA 66
Mitsubihi 50X IDE
Creative Vibra PCI 128bit
Matrox Millenium G400 16Mb AGP/Diamond Speedstar 8Mb AGP
Bay Netgear 10/100PCI
Medium ATX Tower case
120W Multimedia
MS INternet KB (PS2)
MS Win2000 Pro
yeah i noticed that WinME seems even faster than Win98 or Win2K, but i HATE IE 5.5, since it seems to just decide it wants to stop loading a page sometimes. i've never gotten as fast on that Bandwidth test as i do now that i used the patch from www.speedguide.net
Trey
Trey
If you really want to download faster any files, there are a lots of programs that uses multiples connections to d/l files. This makes it very fast, especially if you have cable, T1, T3 or ISDN. Anyways,I have cable and no matter wich OS I use (I got Win98, Win98SE, ME and Win2000 on seperate computers) it always download files at a average speed of 150-160 kps. Also, it really depends on the speed of the downloaded file server. There has been times where my downlaoding speed reached 350-400 kps (woohoo!) on some servers and some others, 9-13 kps. I am using Download Accelerator Plus (DAP) but there are more appz fonctionning on the same basis out there. Don't take my word for it, just test it yourself and be your own judge! http://www.zdnet.com.au/swlib/Internet/PlugIns/000ZGG.html
awesome speed! the fastest i ever got was this:
2123.2 Kbps
511.3 K Bytes/sec
this is at least 7 to 8 times faster than what i was getting before i used the speed patch from the site i mentioned above ... www.speedguide.net
;-)
2123.2 Kbps
511.3 K Bytes/sec
this is at least 7 to 8 times faster than what i was getting before i used the speed patch from the site i mentioned above ... www.speedguide.net
;-)
O yeah and you guys think your sh1t is fast check this out!
Your line speed:
19.7 Kbps
2.4 K bytes/sec
Your line speed:
19.7 Kbps
2.4 K bytes/sec
Just ran it (@home cable):
2666.7 Kbps
326.8 K bytes/sec
That's with WinME as well.
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Shrink
92% of the things we worry about don't happen - but the other 8% DO!
PIII 650@850
BE6-II Mobo with 192 mb ram
20 gig Quantum KX 8 gig Quantum CR
SBlive Value
Voodooo3 3000 AGP
... and a bunch of USB Stuff
Windows 2000 Pro Retail
[This message has been edited by Shrink (edited 11 October 2000).]
2666.7 Kbps
326.8 K bytes/sec
That's with WinME as well.
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Shrink
92% of the things we worry about don't happen - but the other 8% DO!
PIII 650@850
BE6-II Mobo with 192 mb ram
20 gig Quantum KX 8 gig Quantum CR
SBlive Value
Voodooo3 3000 AGP
... and a bunch of USB Stuff
Windows 2000 Pro Retail
[This message has been edited by Shrink (edited 11 October 2000).]
that is my real line speed
I am using this prehistoric deviece i am not sure if you have heard of it. It is called a modem.
I am using this prehistoric deviece i am not sure if you have heard of it. It is called a modem.
326.8 KB/S With a cable modem? I don't beleive it. At least, with a 512Kbs line speed which is the maximum available, at leat, here, in Europe.
Do they exist lines with more than 2mbps bandwhich for CONSUMERS?
Do they exist lines with more than 2mbps bandwhich for CONSUMERS?
yeah I think the fact that I had a 2 mb internet connection last year at college makes my ****y modem situation really anoying but I will have fiber optic sh1t at my house soon so that will solve the problem.
