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Unwanted connections under Windows XP
current load of the desired target. Numerous other factors involving
the Internet itself can also influence the transfer rate.
9.2.0.3 Increasing the TCP/IP window size under Windows
If the actual transfer rate of a DSL connection is significantly below
the fastest rate listed by the provider, there are only a few possible
causes (apart from the above-mentioned external factors) which may
involve one's own equipment.
One common problem occurs when large amounts of data are sent
and received simultaneously with a Windows PC using an
asynchronous connection. This can cause a severe decrease in
download speed. The cause of this problem is what is known as the
TCP/IP receive window size of the Windows operating system that is
set to a value too small for asynchronous connections.
Instructions on how to increase the Windows size can be found in the
Knowledge Base of the support section of the LANCOM web site
(
9.3
Unwanted connections under Windows XP
Windows XP computers attempt to compare their clocks with a
timeserver on the Internet at start-up. This is why when a Windows
XP in the WLAN is started, a connection to the Internet is established
by the SwyxConnect.
To resolve this issue, you can turn off the automatic time
synchronization on the Windows XP computers under
Right mouse
click on the time of day
Properties
Internet time
.
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