"Giga News" wrote in message
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"Jim Hampton" wrote in message
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My error. As you know, I had to reformat. Stupid me, one has to edit
the
registry a tad to improve performance if on broadband.

What did you do, adjust the MTU setting?
Yep

I'm running about 550 kilobytes per second transfer now after adjusting
settings this morning. I'm running well over 32 kB up and 550 kB down
per
second. Peak down was almost 700 kB.

I've had around the same using a cable modem with Comcast. They have about
the same down stream rate as your DSL line and their up stream rate is
around 700 to 800 Kbps, thats K bits per second. I upgraded from around
380
Kbps up stream, the normal rate for standard service, since I like to run
the Linux grapical desktop remotely when I'm out on the road. Most of the
mid price level hotels have free high speed Internet access in the rooms.
I suspect that after this price war between cable and DSL, there will likely
be 3 levels for the consumer to choose from. I suspect they will offer the
360 kbps down and 128 up for the $29.95 rate, the old 3000 kbps down and 360
or so up for $39.95 and likely offer the upgraded service as 6,000 or 7,000
kbps down and an upgraded speed for uploads such as you have mentioned. I
haven't heard anything, this is just a guess on my part.


I'm sure my poor hard drive is
hurting performance

I've got a Microcenter computer store down the street from me and I picked
up a couple of new Western Digital PATA 120 GB dives for around $40 each
after all of the rebates some months back. They're perfect for upgrading
older machines on the cheap as long as the old bios can handle the larger
drive. Linux has it's own drivers for PATA drives, it doesn't use the
bios,
so as long as you can get the machine to boot and install the OS it
doesn't
matter if the full capacity is supported in the bios or not. Windows it a
different story.
True enough, Leland, but this old compooter is an e-tower 733i and
e-machines are not particularly known for their robust and overspeced power
supplies. I don't think I'd care to try packing a good, big, hard drive in
this thing as the power supply just might run a little short on electrons.


Regards,
Leland C. Scott
KC8LDO



73 from Rochester, NY
Jim