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ThanksTo! Jeremy
Stiltz for the tip about this problem.
Some of the Registry settings
that "speed tweak" or "MTU adjust" programs change can
cause problems with your connection if they are not set properly.
Fixing this usually involves some Registry editing...
Standard Editing-the-Registry
Warning!
Not knowing what you are doing and editing the
Registry can be a very bad thing. You won't cause the end of the Universe as we know
it, but you could cause your computer to not boot, requiring the services of expensive
highly-trained computer fix-it type people. In the process of fixing your machine,
they might accidently lose your data.
So, if you aren't comfortable doing this,
don't.
Or at least back up your data first!
End of Warning!
There are a couple of ways to go:
Method 1 - Delete the Registry values manually
Your best bet is to first try deleting the registry entries that change
the values from their Microsoft-defined defaults.
Other speed related
Registry tweaks can be found over at speedguide.net.
They've got a good definitions
page that will tell you what these terms mean, too!
Method 2 - Do it automatically
John
Navas has a Visual Basic program that you can run under the
Windows Scripting Host. It provides not only an adjustable TCP Receive Window size, but also the ICS fix (see
Q230116 "Slow Transfer Rates with ICS and
High-Bandwidth Devices") and the ability to clean out any dial-up modem "tweaks" that might interfere with cable
modem/DSL speed Go
to John's page to read more about it and download it.
Other speed related
Registry tweaks can be found over at