NoCalMike Posted October 28, 2003 Report Posted October 28, 2003 Since I set just about everything that asked for a modem speed, to 56k cause I had that forever.....should I go back and redo settings to say DSL, or should the connection be automatically made by the programs?
Fökai Posted October 28, 2003 Report Posted October 28, 2003 Not to sound stupid, but what does "everything" entail? I recently jumped from a 56K to a 1000 mbps ethernet connection, so I'm wondering what I should re-configure. Thanks in advance.
Dr. Tom Posted October 29, 2003 Report Posted October 29, 2003 Tools>Internet Options>Connections. You want to make sure you're setup to go thru a LAN and never dial a connection. If you install Windows and IE on a computer which already has a broadband connection, IE is smart enough to detect your settings on its own. If you're going from dialup to broadband, though, you might need to give it some help. General note: NEVER install the software your ISP gives you. It's usually some bastardized version of IE, along with Outlook Express. Comcast's was horrible (this was three years ago, so if they're still pushing their own software, I hope they've improved), so I uninstalled it immediately and just used IE for everything.
MrRant Posted October 29, 2003 Report Posted October 29, 2003 Tools>Internet Options>Connections. You want to make sure you're setup to go thru a LAN and never dial a connection. If you install Windows and IE on a computer which already has a broadband connection, IE is smart enough to detect your settings on its own. If you're going from dialup to broadband, though, you might need to give it some help. General note: NEVER install the software your ISP gives you. It's usually some bastardized version of IE, along with Outlook Express. Comcast's was horrible (this was three years ago, so if they're still pushing their own software, I hope they've improved), so I uninstalled it immediately and just used IE for everything. Tom...Tom...Tom...... The only change to IE is branding. You're in IT... you should know these things.
Guest I'm That Damn Zzzzz Posted October 29, 2003 Report Posted October 29, 2003 Change the Max connections in your browser if it lets you, this should make most web pages load faster. In filesharing apps, increase the max sources per file and any artifical bandwidth limit. PS Opera 7 sucks.
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