I normally wouldn’t post tweaks like this on the blog but these changes can be so revolutionary to your network performance that I thought I’d plug these two free tools for you to use.
The first is a patch that takes WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2 workstations and ups the simultaneous outbound TCP connections to 50. Currently, WinXPSP2 is limited to 10 which can drag your performance down. You can get the patch and instructions here:
http://www.evilkoala.org/download/tcpipcon.zip
The second is a wizard-based tool that optimizes any WINDOWS XP workstation’s TCP connections. These are very well explained in 8 easy steps and will make the process painless. I personally have seen some dramatic improvements in just simple web surfing after using a tool like this. You can download the tool and the instructions here:
http://www.evilkoala.org/download/TZConnectionBooster26.zip
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