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brotherdoobie
06-19-2003, 07:14 PM
The speed may be set incorrectly in Windows for your modem.
Heres how to get the most out of it.

Click Start,expand Settings,click Control Panel,and double- click the modems icon.
Then select the General tab,click the name of your modem to highlight it,and click Properties.On the General tab,use the drop-down menu to switch the Maximum speed to twice the rated speed of your modem(or faster)this allows data compression when possible.
Click the Connection tab, click the Port Settings button,and put a check in the box to use UART(universal asynchromous receiver-transmitter). Also move the Transmit Buffer and Receive Buffer sliders all the way to the right.
Click OK and then click the advanced button. Put checks in the Use Error Control
and Compress Data checkboxes;also put a check in the Use Flow Control box and make sure the Hardware radio button is selected.
Not all older modems support all of these features,but most modern 56k modems do.
If your modem doesn't support a feature it will be grayed out in the Modem properties box.

Windows XP User's

Click Start,click Control Panel,click,click to Classic View,and open the Phone And Modems tab, click the name of the modem to highlight it,and click Properties.
Choose the Modem tab and use the drop-down menu to select a Maximum Port Speed that's twice the speed of your modem (or more).
Move to the Advanced tab and click Advanceed Port Settings. Then check the use FIFO Buffers box and move the Transmit and Receive sliders all the way to the right.

I hope this helps some(I know sometimes I forget about default settings and
stuff).
Not a good idea since most of us are Windows user's ..... ;)


Peace brotherdoobie B)

MeMeMeSoHony
07-06-2003, 05:08 AM
does this really work? and if it does, does it make it easier for hackers to screw your computer? :unsure:

2nd gen noob
07-06-2003, 05:18 AM
Originally posted by MeMeMeSoHony@6 July 2003 - 06:08
does this really work? and if it does, does it make it easier for hackers to screw your computer? :unsure:
yeah, it can work in some cases.
however, it can also lead to disconnection problems (i.e. modem disconencting for some reason, or taking a while to disconnect)

it doesn't make it any easier for hackers to muck up your computer (though the sligh increase in bandwidth theoretically means they can hack you faster, but it's not really anything major)

brotherdoobie
07-06-2003, 12:38 PM
Originally posted by 2nd gen noob+6 July 2003 - 00:18--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (2nd gen noob @ 6 July 2003 - 00:18)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-MeMeMeSoHony@6 July 2003 - 06:08
does this really work? and if it does, does it make it easier for hackers to screw your computer?&nbsp; :unsure:
yeah, it can work in some cases.
however, it can also lead to disconnection problems (i.e. modem disconencting for some reason, or taking a while to disconnect)

it doesn&#39;t make it any easier for hackers to muck up your computer (though the sligh increase in bandwidth theoretically means they can hack you faster, but it&#39;s not really anything major) [/b][/quote]
There should be no problems with dropped connections.
Realy you are just changing the default settings for your modem.



Peace brotherdoobie B)

physc0
07-09-2003, 05:17 AM
:P ...these were my default settings.

Ad
07-09-2003, 05:58 AM
wel nice tiip brotherdubie :D

mogadishu
07-10-2003, 06:50 PM
how much of an increase is it. I guess anything is a lot for 56kers.. If i could i would buy all of you dsl.

brotherdoobie
07-10-2003, 09:09 PM
Originally posted by mogadishu@10 July 2003 - 13:50
how much of an increase is it. I guess anything is a lot for 56kers.. If i could i would buy all of you dsl.
lol....or Cable which I have....but I remember dial up.
It is a whole differnt world now with a cable modem :)

But I had dial up most of the time I was on the internet, and I spent alot of time
tweaking my dial up connection.

Give it a try ...........It cant hurt ;)
Good luck


Peace brotherdoobie B)

physc0
07-10-2003, 11:17 PM
Mogadishu, buy me DSL and I will...I will...GIVE YOU LOTS OF PORN :-"

Wolfmight
07-11-2003, 12:23 AM
Tweaking a 56k modem is a waste of time... you wont see n e improvement.. only way to get real improvement is to get DSL or Cable. (or T1 or T3 if your some really rich rich lol)

BEARSFAN515054
07-12-2003, 05:34 AM
Thanks for the tip... I&#39;ll try it. I&#39;m waiting for my DSL to be connected

Keikan
07-13-2003, 10:15 AM
Originally posted by Wolfmight@10 July 2003 - 17:23
Tweaking a 56k modem is a waste of time... you wont see n e improvement.. only way to get real improvement is to get DSL or Cable. (or T1 or T3 if your some really rich rich lol)
http://www.agencyfaqs.org/www1/interactive/cartoon_network/grfx/richie_image.jpg

You should be telling that to this guy