Tweaking
your modem
Last
Updated on April 17, 2000 by Thomas
McGuire - Page 5/7
Click
the Settings tab
next.
Tick
the options shown in the picture, only
tick Enable software
compression if you are using a winmodem
as it is the only form of compression that will be
available. Click Ok.
Highlight
TCP/IP & then
select the Properties
button.
- Select Obtain an IP address automatically unless you have a static IP
address assigned by your ISP.
- Select Obtain DNS server address automatically unless you have know the
relevant addresses for your ISP. Most ISP's will have
this address on there tech support page/settings page.
Select the Advanced button next.
-
In the General tab tick – Use
default gateway on remote network. For Use
IP header compression you will have to make a slight
trade off depending on your usage. If you like to play
games online a lot then leave this unticked
as it will improve ping times. For normal
browsing/downloading, etc. Leaving this ticked
will improve speed.
In the WINS
tab untick – Enable LMHOSTS lookup. Click Ok
& exit.
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