increase bandwidth by 20%.

[trebor]

A nice little tweak for XP-Pro only. M*crosoft reserve 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes (suspect for updates and interrogating your machine etc..)

Here's how to get it back:

Click Start-->Run-->type "gpedit.msc" without the "

This opens the group policy editor. Then go to

Local Computer Policy-->Computer Configuration-->Administrative Templates-->Network-->QOS Packet Scheduler-->Limit Reservable Bandwidth

Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab :

"By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."

So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO.

This will allow the system to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%.

works on XP Pro, 2000 but not on other o/s not tested.

like all system changes please make a back up first.
done this on my machine and seems ok...still waiting to see if my bandwidth has increased.


treeeebs

[dragonheart]

Done not sure if its worked or not, how do you tell

[trebor]

use a broadband speed checker pete....doesnt work for all tho m8

[zyos]

this work for xp home?

[trebor]

says it does j,but like ive stated doesent work for all,also use at your own risk!!!...do a bk up first pal.