Dan´s Data has posted a Step By Step: Internet connection tweaking guide

Rabid downloaders and game enthusiasts just love twiddling their Internet connection settings. Somewhere in among the myriad voodoo TCP/IP settings there must be that one magic tweak that´ll halve your latency, right?

Well, wrong. Most connection tweaks are a complete waste of time.

Some modem and broadband setting changes, though, actually do something measurable. Not just that - they may actually do something NOTICEABLE!

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