How to Make Dial Up Fast

Modem

People tend to rely on cable, DSL or satellite to connect to the Internet. These services are so fast, efficient and affordable that there are very few people still using dial-up services. For those of you that are, you'll be happy to know that tweaks are available to enhance your dial-up connection. Although your connection still won't be as fast as cable, the tweaks will boost performance.

Instructions

Modem Settings

1. Open "Control Panel."

2. Click on the "Device Manager" under "Systems."

3. Click on the plus sign next to "Ports." Right click on the port that your modem is connected to, and open up the "Properties" window.

4. Click on the tab marked "Port Settings." Under "Maximum Port Settings" or "Data Bits" there should be a drop-down menu. If you have a 56k modem, use the 115,000 bps setting. If you have a 28k modem, use the 57,600 bps setting.

5. Click on the "Advanced" tab. Move the slider for both "Receive Buffer" and "Transmit Buffer" to the maximum (all the way to the right).

6. Uncheck "Required to Connect" and "Software (XON/OFF)". Check "Use Error Control," "Compress Data," "Use Flow Control," and "Hardware (RTS/CTS)." Click "OK."

Reduce Ping

1. Open up "Run" from the start menu. Type in "regedit", and hit enter.

2. Go to the following destination: HKey Local Machine > System > CurrectControlSet > Services > TCIPI > Parameters > Interfaces.

3. Click on the correct hex key for your Internet adapter.

4. Create a new DWORD 32bit named "TcpAckFrequency" and right click to change it's value to 1.

Tips & Warnings

• You can measure the ping on your computer with a software program to compare before and after (see References). Be careful when adjusting registry values. If edited incorrectly, your computer may be seriously damaged.

References

• Measure Ping
• Speed Up Dial Up Info