If your "connection speed" has doubled then the .inf file for your modem is
incorrect for WIN 2K.  The modem cannot work faster than the 56K(actually
53K as mandated by federal law).  The 115K your are now seeing is the speed
the modem is talking to the computer.

Regards,
Fred Hahnel


-----Original Message-----
From: Walter R. Worth [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 1:00 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Can Win2K optimisate modem speed?


On Tuesday, March 07, 2000 4:22 AM, "Ultra" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


> I have a friend who installed Win2K, and claim he now downloads at
> 6-8K/s on his 56K modem. So my question is: Can win2K do data transfer
> optimisation when connected with modem (or other devices)? If so, how
> does is work?
>

Hi Ultra -- I have installed Windows 2000 on a PIII 500, 128 ram box and the
56k modem's connection speed has doubled to 115k. My ISP has upgrade their
lines and modems so this may explain the connection speed differences.  My
d/l sometimes are slower than my other machines (PII 233). Taking into view,
all the factors contributing to both ends of this tech, Win2k is so new and
all the answers have yet to be figured out. <g>I don't have a "definitive"
answer and I was not one of the beta testers in the pre-release version.
Since I am a member of MSDN, I will try to query there and other 2000 users
groups to see if I can get something more concrete. I will then make this
info available to the list if someone else does not. Windows 2000 is faster
than 98(SE) and Windows 95 OSR2.x.  I know this for certain.  HTH. :-)

Walter R. Worth
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