DazV

In network connections properties for my LAN connection (which I use for BlueYonder broadband) I've noticed QoS Packet Scheduler.

Anyone know what this is ? Its just seemed to appeared.

Is it ok to get rid of ?

-DV

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

Increase you Bandwith

Windows XP helps itself to 20 per cent of your bandwidth, a useful tip at TweakXP reveals. But although this sounds like the sort of thing that could easily fuel paranoia (what's it doing with it?), it's more just a case of sloppy and wasteful configuration.
Read on...

The culprit is the QoS (quality of service) packet scheduler, which is intended to preserve some available bandwidth for important applications and in order to maintain network performance. It does this for the best of reasons; in a business environment you probably don't want to have the system brought to its knees because Dave in support is busy warezing Emannuelle in Tibet (Would you believe it? This one really exists. Really.). But this doesn't necessarily apply if you're using XP at home and/or you just want to get a big file as fast as possible.



XP reserves that 20 per cent even if you've switched off QoS via the services program, but this default allocation can be adjusted or switched off by running gpedit.msc.
You go to local computer policy, administrative templates, network branch, QoS Packet Scheduler, and then you can adjust the reservable bandwidth level upwards or downwards as you wish. Note that the details tab confirms that it does reserve that 20 per cent, even if you haven't configured QoS.

Note that this tweak doesn't seem to apply to Home edition, as several of you have pointed out to us.


Tweak


1. Make sure your logged on as actually "Administrator". do not log on with any account that just has administrator privileges. To log in as an administrator:
-click on start->logoff->logoff
-in the logon screen hold Ctrl+Alt+Del.
-in the user field type 'Administrator' <-case sensitive.
-in the password field type the password for the administrator (if you don't have one leave blank)
-press ok

2. Start - run - type gpedit.msc
3. Expand the "Computer configuration" branch
4. Expand the "Administrative templates" branch
5. Expand the "Network" branch
6. Highlight the "QoS Packet Scheduler" in left window
7. In right window double click the "limit reservable bandwidth" setting
8. On setting tab check the "enabled" item
9. Where it says "Bandwidth limit %" change it to read 0-- Click apply, OK, exit gpedit.msc
10. Go to your Network connections (start->my computer->my network connection-> view network connections). Right click on your connection, choose properties then under the General or the Networking tab (where it lists your protocols) make sure QoS packet scheduler is enabled.
11. Reboot , now you are all done.

DazV

As answers go then , that would be perfect.

Cheers mate.

-DV

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

Daz - Did you try it ? Did it seem to make any difference ? If so, I'll give it a go on mine tonite

DazV

think it did speed stuff up, but I still have a problem from somewhere.

For example scoobynet member gallery loads the top of the page but no pics appear for a long time, when in the past the were pretty instantaneous.

Its not just scoobynet either.

DazV

definitely something wrong with my internet connection.

the only thing I've done in the last few days was do my 1st install of all the windows updates for WinXP, eg. critical updates n stuff.

hope that hasn't interfered.

-DV

suba

have a look at modem speed test.

DazV

cheers - wonder if its blueyonder - nothing on their status page. Wonder if anyone in the north east is experiencing similar ?

Very strange behavious, the links need a couple of clicks to get them to work, then the screen maybe's only draw half of the content. Weird. Will try the modem speed test cheers!

-DV

DazV

throughtput 3670cps page took 9secs to load, which is terrible.

my connection is normally lightening, and has been for the past 6months, but now this - sheesh!

DazV

bugger me, just done two things and it worked a treat:

1 - clicked the 'repair' box in the LAN properties box in control panel > network connections

2 - set IE6 to automatically detect proxy (tools > internet options > connections > lan settings)

Seems to have done the trick!

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

My throughput was 249740 cps and .14 secs

Is this roughly the same as everyone else's on broadband ?

[Edited by DJ Dunk - 5/9/2002 8:19:08 AM]

suba

oh... for broadband speed test, you need this.