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06-16-2003, 07:22 PM
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Location: New Mexico
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one quick qustion
I just got dsl and i am pretty happy with it, i would like to have cable but in the small town i live in they dont offer it yet, my question is i have a 233cpu on my laptop, and it acts like i am in dial up, someone told my i need to get a router/firewall and they said it would speed up my connection... is this true, and should i spend the money on one????
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06-16-2003, 08:23 PM
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Ride 'em Cowboy
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Nope. A router/firewall isn't going to speed things up. The firewall which is a good thing will keep hackers off your pc.
You poor little old lappy is probably really lacking in video performance. How much ram do you have in it? |
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06-16-2003, 10:45 PM
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You can improve the performance by doing some broadband tweaks, try the tools at dslreports.com to see what will work for you.
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06-17-2003, 09:52 AM
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i have 64 ram in it... about as high as it will go... i am ready for my new mobo....cant wait until iget the damn credit card so i can order...
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06-17-2003, 11:01 AM
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If you are running WIN98 do as George suggested or go to www.pcpitstop.com and run the test there. If your receive buffer is set too low it will offer a free fix. It did wonders for my K6III 400 PC running WIN98.
Chas
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06-17-2003, 12:37 PM
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Member (7 bit)
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cool i will try thanks
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