From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 9 09:55:12 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D7F316A4CE for ; Sun, 9 May 2004 09:55:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.omnis.com (smtp.omnis.com [216.239.128.26]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8EA5143D49 for ; Sun, 9 May 2004 09:55:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wes@softweyr.com) Received: from softweyr.homeunix.net (24-161-166-146.san.rr.com [24.161.166.146]) by smtp-relay.omnis.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF09F1880A1F; Sun, 9 May 2004 09:55:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Wes Peters Organization: Softweyr.COM To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 09:55:10 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.1 References: <006f01c43206$eb5f4b20$3200a8c0@cbcoffice> <4097E60D.7090102@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <4097E60D.7090102@mac.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200405090955.10566.wes@softweyr.com> cc: The Jetman Subject: Re: [4.9-R]Can I Make My DSL Connect Go Faster ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 09 May 2004 16:55:12 -0000 On Tuesday 04 May 2004 11:50, Chuck Swiger wrote: > The Jetman wrote: > [ ... ] > > > Wes: I've used a couple of Internet speed tests, at different > > times, but always w/ the same configs. Neither config has been > > modified. All of the results are the same. I use ADSLGuide and > > DLSReports as my speed tests, which are in different continents, but > > both report the same speeds. I use different browsers, but Java is > > what does the deal. > > If you're using a DSL provider like Verizon which uses PPPoE, you might > try adjusting your MTU down to 1490 or so, or else you will fragment > large data packets and encounter quite a slowdown. > > Use something like this in your /etc/rc.conf file: > > ifconfig_fxp0="inet 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 mtu 1490" > > ...or run ifconfig directly and see whether this helps. And then try downloading something from a real server instead of running the stupid benchmark. Really! Burn up some bits getting something real, not running somebody's artifical browser toy. -- Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket? Wes Peters wes@softweyr.com