Tag: network-performance

NDIS 5 hardware features that increases network performance

31 October 2007 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Windows will automatically try to use 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 will automatically try to use network hardware features for offloading the system processor.

TCP/IP RWIN Auto-Tuning can slow down network

24 April 2007 by Snakefoot | 1 Comment » | Trackback Off
Not all network routers supports the tcpip receive window scaling flag used by Windows Vista.

Configure commit write for files on network shares

23 June 2005 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Network file server can ignore client file flush requests and thus increase the network file performance.

Configure lookup caching of files placed on network shares

23 June 2005 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
The lookup cache for network files makes it faster to reopen a file placed on a remote share.

Configure the request of extended file details when opening a file

14 October 2003 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback Off
Windows Explorer will automatically request extended file information when trying to open a file on a network share.

Configure notification events received from mapped network shares

4 October 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Windows Explorer sends a Change Notification request to the remote server when mapping a network share.

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 | 6 Comments » | Trackback Off
Description of the nagle algorithm effects on the network throughput, and how to configure the delayed ACK.

Description of SMB signing in the Microsoft Network

19 September 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
How the security features in SMB signing can protect the network.