Tools - Optimize Internet speed
AbleGet can increase your Internet speed so all transfers are made with MUCH bigger speed. Default system settings DO NOT guarantee maximum available speed for your modem, ethernet card etc.
Dial-Up adapter - choose which dial-up adapter you wish to optimize.
Maximum transfer unit (MTU)
Data are transferred in small pieces called frames. Their maximal size depends on routers (servers) which transfer your data. MTU is the largest amount of data that can be sent in one frame. If frame size is bigger the frame is then fragmented, for example by your ISP server. It decreases transfer speed. The best solution is to use max allowed MTU. Too small value also decreases performance.
I use Win 95 without MS Dial-Up Networking 1.3 - check this option if you use Windows 95 without MS Dial-Up Networking v. 1.3 installed. It's recommended to install it. Visit www.microsoft.com.
MTU - maximum transfer unit.
default (1500) - default system value.
PPP (576) - usually PPP servers use such a value.
Ethernet (1500) - it's common value in Ethernet networks.
SLIP (1006) - usually SLIP servers use such a value.
other - you can define other value for MTU. See instructions above.
I use MS Dial-Up Networking 1.3, Win 98, ME or newer system - select this option if you have Windows 95 with MS Dial-Up Networking v. 1.3 or Windows 98, Millenium Edition or newer.
IPMTU - this is another name for MTU used in newer operating systems.
default (0) , PPP (576), Ethernet (1500), SLIP (1006), other - see description above.
Find best value...
This is the easiest way to discover MTU goiving you the biggest net speed. To find the best MTU value for your connection press this button. You can also ask your ISP or administrator for MTU.
Receive window (RWIN) - TCP Receive Window is the amount of receive bytes that can be sent at once. Then sending computer waits for an acknowledgment.
default (8192) - default system value.
recommended (xx) - this is recommended value. It depends on MTU, so it changes when you change MTU.
other - you can choose one of other VALID values.
Time to live (TTL) - this parameter defines the maximum allowed number of hops between computers (routers). If your data way is longer it is treated as invalid.
default (32) - default system value.
recommended (128) - this is recommended value.
other (64) - its the last possible value.
Cachesize for NetBeui - it is size (in kilobytes) of low level cache used during data transmission. It only affects NetBeui protocol.
default (0) - default system value.
recommended (16) - this is recommended value.
other (32, 64) - other VALID values.
COM port boost time - means how often (in miliseconds) COM ports are processed. Usually modems are connected to a COM port, so lower COM boost time gives faster data transmission.
default (4) - default system value.
fastest, but risky (1) - low value may cause eg. bad keyboard functioning during Dial-Up access.
other - you can also try 2 or 3 miliseconds.
Slownet - reduce timeouts (recommended) - this parameter rather does not increase transfers but reduces timeouts.