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Improve latency for TCP by not waiting for Push flag

28 February 2012 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Description of how the Push Flag in the TCP Header can optimize network buffer usage, but can increase latency.

Compound TCP (CTCP) can speed up TCP Slow Start

14 August 2009 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Compound TCP (CTCP) can improve the throughput for high bandwidth and high latency connections, by improving TCP slow start.

NDIS 5 hardware features that increases network performance

31 October 2007 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Windows can activate NDIS 5 network hardware features for offloading the system processor.

NDIS 6 hardware features that increases network performance

31 October 2007 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Windows can activate NDIS 6 network hardware features for offloading the system processor.

Adding FTP server / WebDAV folder as a network place

1 September 2007 by Snakefoot | 3 Comments » | Trackback Off
1f4b Use Windows Explorer to browse a remote internet server by adding it as a network place.

Mapping WebDAV folder as a network drive letter

1 September 2007 by Snakefoot | 39 Comments » | Trackback Off
Mount a Web Folder as a mapped network drive with help from the Webclient service.

Mapping FTP server as a network drive letter

1 September 2007 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Utilities for mounting a FTP folder as a mapped netwok drive.

Using TCP/IP Version 6 (IPv6) can make network slow

1 February 2006 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Before activating TCP/IP Version 6 then one should make sure that the DNS server is able to handle IPv6 properly.

Description of Automatic TCP/IP Addressing

26 November 2005 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Details of how the Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) takes over if no DHCP server is found.

Configure host name resolution order in Windows NT

10 October 2004 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Configure the priority of how it should lookup the physical network address of a computer.

Description of host name resolution order

10 October 2004 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Description of the different ways Windows can convert a logical network name to a physical address.

Configure the max limit for concurrent TCP connections

6 March 2004 by Snakefoot | 7 Comments » | Trackback Off
Windows is configured by default to handle 1000 to 2000 concurrent tcpip connections.

Configure the priority of protocols bound to the network

30 December 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Change which network protocol to use first when looking for a resource on the network.

Configure the priority of networks known by the MUP

30 December 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Change which network redirector to use first when looking for a resource on the network.

Diagnose performance issues with network hardware

24 September 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Description of different causes and solutions to network problems.

The TCPIP nagle algorithm can slow down network

19 September 2003 by Snakefoot | 14 Comments » | Trackback Off
Description of the nagle algorithm effects on the network throughput, and how to configure the delayed ACK.

Configure SMB use of Netbios

25 May 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
How to configure which port number to use for Netbios communcations.

Configure how long to cache negative DNS replies

7 April 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
By not caching negative DNS lookups then one will quickly recover in case a domain is unregistered and registered again.

Configure the winsock default send- and receive-buffer size

12 October 2002 by Snakefoot | 1 Comment » | Trackback Off
Most Windows applications uses Winsock to perform TCPIP communication, and many of these applications uses the default send- and receive-buffer size, which by default isn't adapted to the available network connection.

Configure TCPIP settings for better performance

19 June 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Increase the speed of the network connection by changing the TCP/IP settings.

Setting up Internet Connection Sharing

11 June 2002 by Snakefoot | 1 Comment » | Trackback Off
How to configure Internet Connection Sharing to configure a gateway to the Internet for other computers.

Creating a Local Area Network (LAN)

28 May 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Setting up a computer network, and steps for troubleshooting errors in the computer network.

Finding the optimal TCPIP receive window size

10 May 2002 by Snakefoot | 9 Comments » | Trackback Off
Using PING to test the network connection and calculating the best TCP/IP receive window.

Display detected network errors in connection status

2 February 2002 by Snakefoot | 3 Comments » | Trackback Off
Network connection status can be extended to also show errors besides bytes/packets received and sent.

Using router metric to specify primary gateway

23 January 2002 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback Off
Description of how router metric works, and how to use it to prioritise gateways and perform simple load balancing.

Install the deprecated NetBEUI protocol

9 November 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
How to install the NetBEUI protocol eventhough no longer a supported network protocol.

Setting up a Virtual Private Network (VPN)

3 November 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Virtual Private Network makes it possible to make a secure connection to another network through an insecure network.

Use HOSTS file to ban ads and speedup DNS lookups

4 April 2001 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback Off
How the HOSTS file can be used to customize the host name resolution.

Configure TCPIP stack settings in Windows NT

1 January 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Description of the registry keys used for configuring the TCP/IP stack in Windows NT.

Lock down the network connection

1 January 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
There are several security issues one should take care of when having a network connection.

Finding the optimal TCPIP max transfer unit size

1 January 2001 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback Off
Using PING to test the network connection and finding the best TCP/IP max transfer unit (MTU).

Faster boot times by using static IP instead of DHCP

1 January 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Description of how to configure a computer network without a DHCP server.

Configure Max Transfer Unit (MTU) size for the TCPIP stack

31 December 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Changing the Max Transfer Unit (MTU) to avoid packet fragmentation and loss of VPN connection.

Load balancing over several Network Adapters

1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Configure how the TCP/IP should respond when multiple network adapters are installed.

Reset WinSock/TCPIP or manage several network configs

1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
How to use the utility Netsh to reset or change the network configuration.


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