[Sussex] Run on net start

[Andrew Guard]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Guard [mailto:agua at coinford.co.uk]
> Sent: 14 February 2003 13:43
> To: 'sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk'
> Subject: RE: [Sussex] Run on net start
> 
> 
> You don't need to do that, I heard of this problem before... 
> I would have to
> some looking up for you,  searching
> 

http://www.btopenworld.com/helpbb/faq/0,2933,,00.html#770289

Slow Throughput Rates  
 BT Wholesale, our network provider, recommend that 'optimum network
settings' on the customer's computer could maximise the ADSL line
performance.

Disclaimer: Please note that making modifications to the system registry is
performed at your own risk. If you do not understand the implications, or
how to recover from registry changes, you should not attempt to proceed.

Computer configurations can be a mixture of Windows (9x/2000/Me/NT/XP),
MacOS or one of a number of UNIX variants. Each of these platform types and
versions have tuneable network system parameters which can increase or
decrease the perceived response time.
The MTU (Maximum Transfer Unit) is the default packet size (amount of data)
that a system uses to send and receive information over a network. 
BT Wholesale believes that of the many network related system parameters,
changing the MTU can, in some circumstances, improve response times.
BT Wholesale believes that the optimum MTU setting is 1458 as this is best
suited to the performance of the broadband network. 
It is advisable for customers to record their current settings in the event
that they wish to change it back at a later date.

Below you can find the MTU adjustment tool created by BT Wholesale for
Windows users and a recommended site for Mac users:

WINDOWS 
http://www.broadband1.bt.com/across_the_country/news_item16.asp?t=2 

MAC OS
http://www.broadbandreports.com/faq/allthingsmac/all#3743  


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Iain Stevenson [mailto:iain at iainstevenson.com]
> > Sent: 14 February 2003 13:37
> > To: sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > Subject: RE: [Sussex] Run on net start
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ... or some network time servers.  My BT Openworld "business" 
> > service has 
> > the habit of going off tune (or otherwise disconnected) on a 
> > fairly regular 
> > basis.  The answer was a script, run every 15 minutes from 
> > cron, that pings 
> > a few external sites and if sufficient fail it toggles the 
> > power to the 
> > router (via an X10 interface).
> > 
> >   Iain
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --On Friday, February 14, 2003 1:16 pm +0000 Andrew Guard 
> > <agua at coinford.co.uk> wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: Dominic [mailto:dominic.clay at btinternet.com]
> > >> Sent: 14 February 2003 13:04
> > >> To: sussex at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > >> Subject: Re: [Sussex] Run on net start
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Thanks for the pointer John,
> > >>
> > >> Looks like a good place for it.
> > >>
> > >> The wish list would have a script be something that could
> > >> actually monitor
> > >> the interface to see if the route to the 'big wide world' 
> > was open...
> > >>
> > >> mmmm....now how could I script that.... ????
> > >>
> > >
> > > Why not write an script which pings somewhere every minute 
> > or so IE your
> > > ISP proxy servers.
> > >
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