Modem tweaking
This is a discussion about Modem tweaking in the Windows Hardware category; I've got a 56k dial up connection that I think may need tweaking so some advice would be appreciated. It's a USR 56k v90 ISA modem which works fine under W98, but in W2K it has an annoying but liveable fault whereby it seems limited in it's throughput.
I've got a 56k dial up connection that I think may need tweaking so some
advice would be appreciated.
It's a USR 56k v90 ISA modem which works fine under W98, but in W2K it has
an annoying but liveable fault whereby it seems limited in it's throughput.
What I mean is, downloading files is fine, I get 5-6k/sec. But, if I'm
browsing for example, and I want to move to another page, quite often I get
the 'Page cannot be displayed' error. Hit refresh and the page required
appears.
Another example would be downloading a file with Go!Zilla. While it's doing
that, if I try to browse then again, page cannot be displayed. A third
example would be while downloading I want to check my e-mail (using OE5),
error saying no server.
It's as though I can only do one thing at once. I realise doing several
things on a dial-up means everything gets done slower, but I'd like to be
able to do that again. I'd prefer, on a large download, not to have to stop
it while I check my e-mail, then resume the download again.
Any ideas?
advice would be appreciated.
It's a USR 56k v90 ISA modem which works fine under W98, but in W2K it has
an annoying but liveable fault whereby it seems limited in it's throughput.
What I mean is, downloading files is fine, I get 5-6k/sec. But, if I'm
browsing for example, and I want to move to another page, quite often I get
the 'Page cannot be displayed' error. Hit refresh and the page required
appears.
Another example would be downloading a file with Go!Zilla. While it's doing
that, if I try to browse then again, page cannot be displayed. A third
example would be while downloading I want to check my e-mail (using OE5),
error saying no server.
It's as though I can only do one thing at once. I realise doing several
things on a dial-up means everything gets done slower, but I'd like to be
able to do that again. I'd prefer, on a large download, not to have to stop
it while I check my e-mail, then resume the download again.
Any ideas?
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The, "page cannot be displayed" error (and then hitting Refresh and it does) was a problem with IE 5.5 beta and it's been carried forward with the final version, or so it seems. I sometimes get that problem, too.
I wonder if a clean install of 5.5, without the beta being on my machine, might cure that. Hmmm....
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I wonder if a clean install of 5.5, without the beta being on my machine, might cure that. Hmmm....
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"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!" -Adolph Hitler, 1935
