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Posted by Bill M. on September 21, 2005, 12:29 am
wrote:
>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>eöl wrote:
>>>> I had left my windows 2k and xp mahines on automatic update and have
>>>> noticed within the last 2 months, my bandwidth dropped about a
>>>> megabit.
>>>> I removed the security patches and it went back up to 4mbits.
>>>> has this happened to anyone else?
>>>
>>>Which updates? Do you have a router? Have you used the XP connection
>>>limit fixes? For reference, I use P2P apps, keep my WinXP installs
>>>completely up to date, reload the XP connection limit fixes after each
>>>update, and have absolutely no download or upload rate problems.
>>>
>> yes, I have a router.could you please explain to me about xp
>> connection limit fixes or point me to an appropriate website? thanks.
>
>XP SP2 limits the number of concurrent outbound network connections.
>This imposes a serious limitation for P2P applications. The connection
>limit fix restores the limit to 100 connections. You can Google for "xp
>connection limit fix".
According to this link at Speedguide.net,
http://www.speedguide.net/read_articles.php?id=1497
SP2 limits the number of new outbound TCP connection attempts to 10
per second, rather than unlimited like it was up through SP1. Note
that this is not the same as the number of concurrent outbound network
connections, as stated above.
So with nitpicky mode on, this change does NOT limit the number of
concurrent outbound network connections. It only limits the number of
NEW CONNECTION ATTEMPTS (to 10 per second, which probably affects the
tiniest fraction of XP SP2 users, if any at all, even counting P2P
users). Oh, and the previous limit wasn't 100, it was unlimited,
unless Speedguide has it wrong. :)
>One should set up Windows Update for notification only. Automatic
>download has the ability to install hardware driver updates, etc., that
>might not be appropriate for the specific computer.
Agreed, that's how mine is set, too.
--
Bill
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