Do you know any device available to increase broadband internet speed?

Question

Any hardware device available in Indian market to increase broadband internet connection speed? i have a 256 bsnl connection.

Answer 1

Hi

This tip is designed for increased BROADBAND speed in Windows XP while using standard Network Interface cards (NIC) that are connected to ADSL modems, or when using any directly-connected USB ADSL modem.

To speed up the Internet connection speed we need to configure a special buffer in the computer's memory in order to enable it to better deal with interrupts made from the NIC or the USB modem.

This tip is only recommended if you have 256MB RAM or higher.

Step #1 - Identify the IRQ used by the NIC/USB modem

Follow these steps:

Open the System Information tool by running MSINFO32.EXE from the Run command.

Expand System Summary > Hardware Resources > IRQs.

Look for the listing made for your NIC (in my case - a Intel(R) PRO/100+ Management Adapter). Note the IRQ next to the specified line (in my case - IRQ21).

In case of USB modems you will first need to find the right USB device used by your modem. Follow these steps:

Open the Device Manager tool by running DEVMGMT.MSC from the Run command (or by right-clicking My Computer > Hardware tab > Device Manager button).

Scroll down to Universal Serial Bus controllers and expand it.

Right-click the USB Root Hub and select Properties. Note that you might need to do so for all listed USB Root hubs (if there are more than one) in order to find the right one.

In the Power tab, look for your USB ADSL modem.

In the Resources tab look for the assigned IRQ (in this case - IRQ21).

This is the IRQ we're looking for.

Lamer note: IRQs and modem names might vary...

Step #2 - Modify the system.ini file

Follow these steps:

Run SYSEDIT.EXE from the Run command.

Expand the system.ini file window.

Scroll down almost to the end of the file till you find a line called [386enh].

Press Enter to make one blank line, and in that line type

IrqX=4096

where X is the designated IRQ number we found in step #1, in my case it's IRQ21.

Note: This line IS CASE SENSITIVE!!!

Click on the File menu, then choose Save.

Close SYSEDIT and reboot your computer.

Done. Speed improvement will be noticed after the computer reboots.

Update: The most speed improvement is visible with USB A/DSL modems, however there are reports that this tweak also does good for regular NICs. In any case, it won't harm your system, so why not try it yourself and let me know what you find.

I also recommend reading the Increase Hard Disk Speed in Windows XP/2003 tip for more speed tweaking.

Answer 2

Your bandwidth is controlled at the exchange by your ISP. Nothing can change this.

Answer 3

Many windows settings work in harmony in order to get the best out of an available internet connection. Unfortunately, the factory design of these settings means that they are often not optimised for a particular connection type, or they are adjusted by a newly installed software product unasked. The consequences are plain to see: the computer can’t get the best out of your internet connection. As a user, this means you have to wait longer until web pages have loaded in your browser or until internet downloads are finished.

For beginners and for most professionals, it simply isn’t possible to find the settings necessary for the fine tuning of the internet in the registry – let alone to edit them.

For this purpose, you can try Ashampoo Internet Accelerator 2 & that also for free.

I tried Ashampoo Internet Accelerator 2, and observed a real increase in the internet speed ( from 27kbps to 35kbps or sometimes even more ). I requested the key, and got it within the day and that also for free.

If you do not see a benefit, you can simply uninstall Ashampoo Internet Accelerator 2.

Answer 4

No...nothing that really works. The only thing out there that will physically increase your speed is to get a better connection. Now if you are not getting the full speed that is available to you there are tweaks that you can use. go to www.dslreports.com they have tests and tweaks there.

Note: If there is something claiming to increase your speed it is just compression software that makes your graphics crappy and it only works on the web pages you surf.

P.S. There are ways to say un-cap your upload speed, but your ISP will detect it immediately. Its also illegal. Sorry what you get is what you either have or pay for.