TweakDUN.. LEGIT???

[zskillz]

Is this this for real. I'm afraid to try it without getting some feedback first. If I use it, does it affect only my DUN, or will it screw up my ethernet card settings as well. any response is much appreciated
Z

[Bleeding Edge]

You can safely change/add the settings TweakDun does without loading this or any other program.

Over at RegEdit http://www.regedit.com/Performance/Network_and_Internet/ , you'll find easy to follow detailed instruction on how to edit the registry to add/change the MaxMSS, MaxMTU, RWin and TTL entries.

Give it a try. See if it makes a difference. At the least, you'll learn how, where and what to edit in the registry.

It is easily changed back..

[SysOpt]

Tweakdun is mainly useful for people who are "afraid" of their registry, which zskillz may be...

Scott

[zskillz]

I'm not afraid of my registry at all, but at the same time, I've not done much to screw around with it before. I would like to learn all of these things, so I'm assuming that I should do a sysback-up before trying anything. Also, I need to know if changing the settings for DUN will screw up the settings that I have for TCP/IP...
thanks for the help

[Bleeding Edge]

Lordy-lordy, Lord SysOpt http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif. I didn't even see the word 'afraid'. Truely.

But really, the instructions at Regedit is sound and easy to follow.

If your apprehension is based on what the program might change and adversely affect your NIC performance, editing the entries in the registry is the way to go.

However, if your not comfortable doing that, utilities like TweakDun should be safe enough. I think some of them can change the NIC performance as an option or added feature. I don't recall if T-Dun was one of them. There's one called EasyMTU over at softseek.com/Internet/Web_Browsers_and_Utilities/Connection_Optimizers/Review_13751_index.html (http://softseek.com/Internet/Web_Browsers_and_Utilities/Connection_Optimizers/Review_13751_index.html) There are other things at their "/internet" section you may want to look at. One of them is iSpeed. You can download it there or read about it first at www.hms.com/ispeed.htm (http://www.hms.com/ispeed.htm) .


To S.
Thanks for seeing to my post numbers Scott. It's still short about 150 but it's better than zero! I was hoping to reach a cool 1000 before I croaked. I'm slowing down a lot these days. Thanks again.
R.

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I didn't see the above message from zskillz when I replied...

[This message has been edited by Bleeding Edge (edited 07-25-99).]

[zskillz]

Thanks again folks...
I've been parsing throught the regedit stuff, and I'll try it in a min. I would like to know if anyone can give me a positive answer as to whether or not changing te maxMTU, etc. within the actual registry (as opposed to using T DUN) will have any effect at all on my NIC card.. I'm on a small lan within my home, but I still have to dial-up to get online (****ty, I know), so it is crucial that my NIC settings are not altered because that is much more important to me.
thanks again,
Z

[Bleeding Edge]

I can't say definitely, but no. It won't. As you follow the instructions given at regedit, you'll notice in the registry there are different keys and entries for other adapters installed on your system besides the one you will actually edit. And that they have their own entries.

If someone knows for certain..

[zskillz]

thanks...
i'm backing my sys up, and then I'm gonna try the regedit stuff.
Z

[SysOpt]

zskills: I didn't mean to imply that you were a newbie, just that Tweakdun is generally primarily useful for those who are are apprehensive about editing the registry, or for those who simply don't want to "get their hands dirty" in the registry.

Bleeding Edge's registry editing tips are more than adequate if you are willing to edit the registry, which most people are (and should be) - the process is quite safe.

Scott

[zskillz]

Scott,
No appoligies needed bro, I'm definately a newbie to registry stuff, but not a newbie to lots of other stuff. I'm just trying to teach myself more about optimizing my system. I appreciate all of the help from all around.
Z