Speed Up XP LAN

[ccb056]

Are you having problems with accessing files via lan relative to speed?

If so, follow these directions

create a file called "fix.reg" on the deskton
copy this into the file

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters]
"SizReqBuf"=dword:0000ffff 

save the file and double click

this will patch the registry and speed up the time it takes to browse files on your LAN

Note, this only works with NT, 2000, and XP machines

[ccb056]

here is another fix I found:

Open the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE)

Rename the following registry entry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\Software
\Microsoft
\Windows
\CurrentVersion
\Explorer
\RemoteComputer
\Namespace
\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

For example, you can rename it to:

DISABLED {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

This change prevents the browsing computer from checking for scheduled tasks on the remote machine before connecting, which is apparently the reason for the slowness.

You can check this Knowledge Base article for further reference:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=kb;en-us;Q245800

[hancocp]

depends on which one..

a hub uses a shared backplane, and forwards all packets out of all interfaces except the one the data came in on. This produces latency. and collisions. and collisions mean dreaded ethernet retransmits and wait timers.

a switch has custom asics on a channelled backplane. packets are forwarded via the mac-address-table to the specific port for the target device. reduces collisions as each port is its own collision domain. no retransmits. no ethernet timers etc.

wont help with broadcasts or loose multicasts (need a router for that). but on a small lan with only a few boxes probably wouldnt notice