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by Epiphany
Thu Jan 31, 2002 3:35 pm
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: Require bit of info about web patch
Replies: 5
Views: 765

thanks again Lobo,

Actually I'm just trying to determine any obvious reasons why an IE upgrade would cause slow page loading.

I did already suggest IE repair to him, thanks.

He's not trying to tweak the connection, just get it back to where it was before the upgrade. Any clue why the upgrade ...
by Epiphany
Thu Jan 31, 2002 2:50 pm
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: Require bit of info about web patch
Replies: 5
Views: 765

wow that was fast...

Hi Lobo,

Okay, the problem is on a friend's computer which I don't have access to. It's not tweaked at all except for I THINK the webpatch was installed a while back.

There has been a noticeable slowdown in page loading since he upgraded IE. So I'm trying to determine what "slowing factors" would ...
by Epiphany
Thu Jan 31, 2002 2:32 pm
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: Require bit of info about web patch
Replies: 5
Views: 765

Require bit of info about web patch

Hi folks,

Re the web patch which allows the browser to open more concurrent connections.... does this alter the IE program itself, or does it make changes to the registry, or both?

I'm trying to determine whether upgrading the version of IE would require reinstalling of the webpatch.

Thanks
by Epiphany
Mon Sep 24, 2001 2:39 pm
Forum: Network Security
Topic: how to configure tiny personal firewall?
Replies: 5
Views: 1645

Let's see... I think browser and OS versions being reported is a javascript thing. I'm just looking at the Proxomitron filters here to see if you might solve that by enabling more filters. Maybe "kill nosey javascripts" and some others - I know you can hide OS, I just have to remember how... I'll ...
by Epiphany
Mon Sep 24, 2001 12:46 am
Forum: Network Security
Topic: how to configure tiny personal firewall?
Replies: 5
Views: 1645

Re: how to configure tiny personal firewall?

Hiya, here's some links on how to set up Tiny. The last one's the FAQ. Some of the links refer to fairly early versions of Tiny which had less features but the basic concepts are still useful.

http://members.home.net/zyklon/tpf.html
http://www.legolas.ca:8080/sec2.html
http://www.tinysoftware ...
by Epiphany
Wed Sep 19, 2001 5:20 pm
Forum: Network Security
Topic: Anybody got the skinny on the nimda virus???
Replies: 10
Views: 1216

Here's a bit of skinny and a suggestion

You can get it just by reading or previewing email to which the infected file is attached. You DON'T have to open the attachment to be infected. A very good idea is to go to Tools/Options/Security in Outlook and make sure it uses the Restricted Zone. Then lock up the Restricted zone like a brick shi ...
by Epiphany
Mon Sep 03, 2001 1:46 am
Forum: Network Security
Topic: Very Strange File extension in e-mails
Replies: 14
Views: 1401

Originally posted by Croc


It is so easy to just copy the attachment to floppy and scan it.
It's just like practicing Safe Sex and we all do that don't we. ;)
Heh. :D Thanks Croc. Let's get everyone safe with their floppies first and THEN work on sex.
by Epiphany
Mon Sep 03, 2001 1:40 am
Forum: Network Security
Topic: TDS-3 Trojan Scan
Replies: 22
Views: 2271

I'd like to add...

They have the most amazing customer service, even if you're not REALLY a customer yet (i.e. trying out the trial version)

Whilst trying out the scans, I had an alarm on my little cookie muncher utility, which TDS-3 identified as a trojan. I emailed them the program in question asking them to ...
by Epiphany
Thu Aug 16, 2001 7:35 pm
Forum: Network Security
Topic: The best anti-virus program
Replies: 27
Views: 3014

Hello hameed,

Well I still like AVG, not because it's free but because it's worked so well for me. If you really WANT to pay for it, you could... I think you get some advanced options and tech support with the paid version :)
by Epiphany
Wed Aug 15, 2001 3:37 pm
Forum: Network Security
Topic: Netgear 314 question
Replies: 2
Views: 687

Hi Hieysk,

I am tackling that same project myself. If you go to dslreports.com, and find the Netgear forum, and do a search on logging, there are several threads explaining how to do this.

If you have trouble finding it I'll dig up a link when I have a minute.

Oh what the heck, here's the link ...
by Epiphany
Tue Aug 14, 2001 6:15 pm
Forum: Network Security
Topic: SubSeven Trojan found... now what?
Replies: 19
Views: 1822

Good trojan scanner...

I'm trying out TDS-3 and so far it's great. I've been downloading trojans on purpose to see if I can put something past it and so far it nails everything.

The thing I REALLY liked was when I got a false positive on my cookiemuncher utility, which it identified as a rat.theef trojan. (nearly had a ...
by Epiphany
Tue Aug 14, 2001 2:58 pm
Forum: Network Security
Topic: Need a good software firewall
Replies: 22
Views: 2469

oops, maybe it IS a firewall now...

I was just reading on another board about the newest Blackice which supposedly does monitor/control some outbound traffic. However, the blurb on their website seems kind of vague so I'm going to do a bit more reading and see what I can find out.... unless any of you Blackice people could bring me up ...
by Epiphany
Tue Aug 14, 2001 2:31 pm
Forum: Network Security
Topic: Need a good software firewall
Replies: 22
Views: 2469

Zonealarm is a bit of a resource hog. I switched to Tiny and it is a kick-ass firewall. The best resource I have found for learning to set it up is the the tinyfirewall group at Yahoo groups. They've got lots of examples and FAQs and people to answer questions.

There is no adware or spyware ...
by Epiphany
Wed Aug 08, 2001 1:29 am
Forum: Network Security
Topic: keystroke loggers
Replies: 5
Views: 1399

Originally posted by W_I_Z_K_I_D
Epiphany Keylogger's Exist in Trojans aswell...Just a Tip Man..

Check this Link Out BrO...Shoul get you a KeyLog Remover~
Yeah, I KNOW they exist in trojans... I think that's what I wrote :confused: ... I like the link - see I KNEW somebody would have an easier ...
by Epiphany
Tue Aug 07, 2001 10:50 pm
Forum: Network Security
Topic: keystroke loggers
Replies: 5
Views: 1399

If you just suspect you might have one, open up a word processor and type for a while while watching your harddrive light. If it keeps flickering while you're pressing keys, that's a bad sign. Some, but not all, will appear in the list if you press Ctrl-Alt-Delete.

Some of the more common ones ...
by Epiphany
Tue Jul 24, 2001 2:25 pm
Forum: Network Security
Topic: Thanks for the help!
Replies: 7
Views: 1297

Did you download from tinyfirewall at Yahoo groups? (noticed there's only 2.14 final at the Tiny site.) I used to download whatever newest version Mr Kolar posted at Yahoo, but I always had some minor problems with the betas so now I wait for final versions.
by Epiphany
Fri Jul 20, 2001 6:07 pm
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: Need Serious Help tweaking my DSL!!
Replies: 13
Views: 1348

white lightning,

find one of Lobo's posts and follow the link to his help page, find the part about DSL stuff and read that... he has some help there for MTUs that won't budge with a DSL connection.

I had the same problem with my MTU staying down after I patched, it was my PPPoe software ...
by Epiphany
Thu Jul 19, 2001 1:58 am
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: WARNING Sympatico high speed users!!!!!!!!
Replies: 3
Views: 982

Oh geez I knew this would happen, a warning for Sympatico users and I can't understand it! :cry:

Sorry but is this warning about Access Manager 1.5a only?
by Epiphany
Wed Jul 18, 2001 1:58 pm
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: How much packet loss is too much?
Replies: 21
Views: 18729

That's quite an eye-popping list :eek: Thanks, will try those out too!

I understand why you would shut down a lot of things for the speed test... it's just that I never turn off the anti-cookie utils or my firewall (well almost never) so I might as well test what my speed is with them running. I ...
by Epiphany
Wed Jul 18, 2001 12:39 pm
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: How much packet loss is too much?
Replies: 21
Views: 18729

Lobo, I have it at 63888 with no scaling now so I'll try that for a couple days and see how it looks. I'm making a little chart of numbers I try and writing down how the tests go over time and average them... so hopefully I'll come up with a number eventually that seems to outperform the others ...
by Epiphany
Wed Jul 18, 2001 11:07 am
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: How much packet loss is too much?
Replies: 21
Views: 18729

xbit, I think it WAS dslreports. I can't seem to recreate the original slew of bad results; did several tests last night and all show 2% loss now, even using higher RWIN that seemed to cause problem before. I did tracert and pinged my gateway and the hops (is that what you meant?) and could not find ...
by Epiphany
Tue Jul 17, 2001 1:08 pm
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: How much packet loss is too much?
Replies: 21
Views: 18729

Tue Jul 17 12:57:57 2001.


SpeedGuide.net TCP/IP Analyzer
Browser/OS = Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.01; Windows 98)

TCP options string = 020405ac0103030201010402

MTU = 1492
MTU seems to be optimized for PPPoE... If you are not on a PPPoE connection, consider increasing your MTU to 1500 for ...
by Epiphany
Tue Jul 17, 2001 12:24 pm
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: How much packet loss is too much?
Replies: 21
Views: 18729

How much packet loss is too much?

I've been testing packet loss at dslreports.com and am having some trouble interpreting the results.

If I have ANY packet loss, even if it's a passing grade like 2%, is it better to lower the RWIN? When I lowered it, my packet loss dropped, does that make sense?
by Epiphany
Sat Jul 14, 2001 4:59 pm
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: Help please trying to set MTU
Replies: 3
Views: 732

Lobo, thanks! Problem fixed!

I apologize because I did read your help file yesterday and somehow I missed that whole section about the framesize, I feel bad :cry: Your patience much appreciated.
by Epiphany
Sat Jul 14, 2001 2:50 pm
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: Help please trying to set MTU
Replies: 3
Views: 732

Um...

I don't know what to try. Is there any reason the analyzer would not see the MTU as it is set in the registry?

I'm experimenting with changing RWIN, problem is the analyzer keeps recommending I change my RWIN to be a multiple of MSS, which it already IS if I go by my registry MTU (1492). The ...
by Epiphany
Sat Jul 14, 2001 4:05 am
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: Help please trying to set MTU
Replies: 3
Views: 732

Help please trying to set MTU

In HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\NetTrans\ I have set max MTU to 1492 in folders 0000 and 0005, which are the only 2 using TCP/IP. But the Analyzer says it's set to 1454 and not optimized. What am I doing wrong?
by Epiphany
Thu Jul 12, 2001 7:51 pm
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: Accuracy of PCPitstop tests
Replies: 12
Views: 1255

The light dawns...

Ahhh... divide by 8. Thanks.
by Epiphany
Thu Jul 12, 2001 6:11 pm
Forum: Network Security
Topic: Security Test Sites...
Replies: 44
Views: 27642

I have limited input on some:

Shields Up is pretty basic. I suppose it's good for alerting you to glaring problems but if you pass this without effort it doesn't mean you're home free.

Sygate. I really like this site. It's very easy to get right down to business and they have several different ...
by Epiphany
Thu Jul 12, 2001 3:17 pm
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: Accuracy of PCPitstop tests
Replies: 12
Views: 1255

Originally posted by uod2001
hehe:Your download speed : 5139815 bps, or 5139 kbps.
Browsers would show : about a 627.4 k/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 117647 bps, or 117 kbps.
Your connection rocks .. above the 1mbit barrier!

Yup, been staring at this for quite a while... I get lost ...
by Epiphany
Thu Jul 12, 2001 1:40 pm
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: Accuracy of PCPitstop tests
Replies: 12
Views: 1255

Later that day...

Okay, well, I downloaded 3 big files, all showed 119Kbps. So I'm happy with that. I don't think I ever had one go above 90 before tweaking. Haven't tested uploads yet but I'm not so concerned about that.

Um... I'm right that 119Kbps is better than 960 kbps, aren't I? The test sites use k and the IE ...
by Epiphany
Thu Jul 12, 2001 12:17 pm
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: Accuracy of PCPitstop tests
Replies: 12
Views: 1255

I'm around Toronto. (That must be close to SOMEWHERE...)

I tried both links xbit gave me... speakeasy said 967/132, the other said 254/111 :( I'm supposed to have max 960/120.

That's a good idea to try some good-sized file downloads and see how that looks.

These are really great forums; I'm ...
by Epiphany
Wed Jul 11, 2001 10:58 pm
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: Accuracy of PCPitstop tests
Replies: 12
Views: 1255

Wow, your phantom speed's better than my phantom speed!

Do you have a recommendation for another place to test?
by Epiphany
Wed Jul 11, 2001 10:43 pm
Forum: Network Security
Topic: zone alarm
Replies: 8
Views: 1975

Love Tiny

Just another satisfied customer. I am not clever with either computers or firewalls and got Zonealarm on the recommendation of Steve Gibson's site.

I had continual problems with other applications not working right, plus I thought it was none too configurable... the rules for applications seemed to ...
by Epiphany
Wed Jul 11, 2001 9:55 pm
Forum: Broadband Tweaks Help
Topic: Accuracy of PCPitstop tests
Replies: 12
Views: 1255

Accuracy of PCPitstop tests

My ISP says my maximum speed for my DSL should be 960/120. The bandwidth tests at PCPitstop repeatedly show higher results. The lowest is 1374/131.

At that site, they say the results can be inaccurate but it sounded as if they should be on the low side rather than the high side. I did all the tests ...

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