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FAQ Revisions	Editors: Pinan, redxii Last modified on 2009-10-24 02:33:12
Table of Contents 1. DRTCP (9) 2. General Questions (15) 3. Becoming Pingable (8) 4. MTU (18) 5. RWIN (12) 6. Speed (20) 7. Tweaks Tester (10) 8. Using the Tweaks Forum (10) 9. Windows (2)   9.1 Windows 9x/ME (2)   9.2 Windows 2000/XP (1)   9.3 Windows Vista/7 (2)   10. Macintosh (1)
1. DRTCP DRTCP: How do I use it and what are all these settings? RWIN: How do I raise/lower mine? How do I restore default settings? What Operating systems are supported by DrTCP? Why are some selections grayed out? Satellite Connections: Adjustments won't take! TTL: What should it be set to? I have duplicate adapter entries in DrTcp. What can I do? How do I change back to default settings?
2. General Questions Stalls and freezes PPPoE & PPPoA: What do these stand for? Macintosh Tweaks Enternet: Where can I find information about it? RASPPPoE: Where can I get it? WinPoet: Where can I find information about it? Ping: Can it be lowered/adjusted? Which PPPoE software do you have, you ask? What is Tweaking, and do I need to do it? Where can I find info on tweaking a Linux system for broadband? What does power-cycle my modem mean and how do I do it? How do I stop connection from timing out on webpages? Is there any way to tweak my Pocket PC PDA? Tweaking: A Simple Analogy How do I reset the TCP/IP stack in Windows XP?
3. Becoming Pingable How do I become pingable with Zone Alarm? How do I become pingable with WinXP firewall? How do I become pingable with McAfee Firewall? How do I become pingable with Sygate Personal Firewall? How do I become pingable with Kerio/Tiny Personal Firewall? How do I become pingable with Norton Personal Firewall? How do I become pingable with the Vista firewall? How do I become pingable with a router or hardware firewall?
4. MTU MTU: How high can/should mine be? Max MTU: How do I find mine? MTU: How do I raise/lower mine? MTU: Setting it for non PPPoE users and PPPoA. MTU: Setting it with WINPOET v2+, Win98/98se/ME MTU: Setting it with Enternet, Win95/98/98se/ME/2K/XP Raising MTU from 1480 with WinXP, using *built in* PPPoE connection software. Linksys router: How do I raise its MTU? Dial Up (RAS) MTU: What is it? Netgear RT-311/314, RP114, ZyXEL P310/314 routers: How do I raise its MTU? Netgear RP614v.1 routers: How do I raise its MTU? SMC or AMIT router: How do I raise its MTU? Should all of my machines use the same MTU/IPMTU? MSS: What is it? Setting MTU on Virtual Private Network PPTP MTU: Setting it with RASPPPoE MTU: What is the highest and most optimal MTU for AOL connections (USA)? MTU: Changing it in AOL 6.0 (Win9x/ME)
5. RWIN RWIN (TCP Receive Window): What is it and should I raise/lower mine? Is there an easier way to calculate my RWIN? RWIN: The kindergarten analogy RWIN: How do I raise/lower mine? Latency value for RWIN calculation: How do I find it? RWIN Calculator RWIN: How high/low should I use? Why is too high of an RWIN bad? RWIN: Where is this located to change it manually? DirecPC with Win2K: Changes To Tcp Receive Window won't take effect. Why am I unable to set the RWIN beyond 8192 with a D-Link DI-604 router? What is the default RWIN setting in Windows XP Home & Pro?
6. Speed Can upload be tweaked? How fast should I be able to go? The Bit and Byte difference. Speed Patches from other sites: Should I use them? I'm getting latency and/or packet loss. What can I do? Speed tests are busy or down. Are there other tests like them? Is there another way to check my speeds? International speed tests How does the upstream affect the downstream? Will a 10Mbps or 100Mbps NIC help my speeds? My speeds suddenly dropped -- can I tweak it? Different NIC, speed dropped dramatically. Windows 98SE: Seem to have slow speed? How does RFI/EMI affect my speeds? Why are peer-to-peer (file sharing) downloads slower? Why do downloads start FAST, then slow down? NIC drivers. Update yours for a possible boost. NT/2000/XP: How do I throttle my bandwidth? How does distance affect xDSL availability and speeds? Where are the Speakeasy Speed Test Sites?
7. Tweaks Tester How to read the Tweaks Tester results. Tweak Tester reports retransmissions: Why? Pingable: Why do some tests want me to be? 1 or 2+ second stall detected. Tweak Tester does not work! Starband Satellite: Adjustments won't take! Which ports to forward for a hardware firewall. Time Stamping: How do I turn it on (or off)? Time Stamping and DirecPC Why do I get Upload packet less then your MTU warning?
8. Using the Tweaks Forum What information should I post with my question? How do I post the top 3 results? Can I help answer questions? Should I add my question to someone else's thread? Please keep all of your questions in 1 thread (place). How do I start my own thread (posting area)? Are Moderators/helpers paid? How can I find the thread I posted in? If you need help, read this! Links recommended for the Tweaks Forum.
9. Windows Proxy server: How do I bypass/use it on my line? Used a Speed Patch? Want to see what it did?
9.1 Windows 9x/ME Vtcp.386 update for Win 95/98/98SE: Do I need it? Why the System.ini (IRQn=4096) trick doesn't work.
9.2 Windows 2000/XP How Do I Create a PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) Connection for WinXP?
9.3 Windows Vista/7 Information about tweaking Windows Vista Changing MTU
10. Macintosh How do I tweak in OS X?
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