| There are many speed up Vista Internet connection | | | | Notification (ECN), your connection will drop |
| advise everywhere, however, most of the problems | | | | dramatically when too many people share the ISP line |
| came from hardware incompatible, tweaking Vista will | | | | at the same time. |
| not help much in this situation. The first step before | | | | Type #4 - UPnP Support. |
| tweaking the network related settings is trying to test | | | | Most modern router will support UPnP, if your test |
| your hardware, I will show you how to do that with an | | | | show otherwise, most probably you haven't activated |
| effective tool from Microsoft. | | | | it. Login to your router and configure it accordingly. |
| The utility is called "Internet Connectivity Evaluation | | | | Type #5 - Multiple Simultaneous Connection States |
| Tool", this tool will install itself on Internet Explorer, and | | | | Test. |
| you need Internet Explorer to use it. There are 5 types | | | | This will open up to 80 concurrent TCP connections to |
| of connection tests will be performed: | | | | the server for 2 minutes. If you fail this part, your |
| Type #1 - Basic Internet Connectivity Test. | | | | internet connection is not reliable. Try another router or |
| This is the most basic Internet connection you establish | | | | modem and test again, if the result is still failed, you |
| between your computer and your router. Without this I | | | | need to tune up your Vista TCP connections. |
| doubt that you can connect to any web site. | | | | These tests will help you to determine whether your |
| Type #2 - Network Address Translator Type. | | | | router is functioning properly, you should change the |
| This test the router ability to translate your private | | | | router before trying any tweaks, unless your router is |
| address into global connected address. Every router | | | | brand new! |
| should have this, if not you should change your router. | | | | (C) Copyright 2008 Kok Choon - Feel free to reprint |
| Type #3 - Traffic Congestion Test. | | | | this article in its entirety as long as all links and author |
| If your router does not support Explicit Congestion | | | | resources box in place. |