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I recently read an article on speeding up windows and was interested
in comments made regarding Network Connections settings that may slow
down windows.

I have Win XP home ed. on a Compaq desktop and use Comcast for my
cable ISP and connect using a VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter.

When I look at the Local Area Connection Properties I see that I have
4 check boxes:

Client for Microsoft Network

File&Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks

QoS Packet Schedule

Internet Protocol TCP/IP

All are checked and I wonder if it is necessary that the first three
be checked - I only use Comcast exclusively and have no other network
activites.

I also have a 1394 Connection and under properties I have 4 check
boxes with all but QoS Packet Schedule checked.

My question _ can any of these be unchecked?


Thanks for any guidance,

Frank

You can uncheck File&Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks and QoS Packet
Scheduler.


"ECLiPSE 2002" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> I recently read an article on speeding up windows and was interested
> in comments made regarding Network Connections settings that may slow
> down windows.
>
> I have Win XP home ed. on a Compaq desktop and use Comcast for my
> cable ISP and connect using a VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter.
>
> When I look at the Local Area Connection Properties I see that I have
> 4 check boxes:
>
> Client for Microsoft Network
>
> File&Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
>
> QoS Packet Schedule
>
> Internet Protocol TCP/IP
>
> All are checked and I wonder if it is necessary that the first three
> be checked - I only use Comcast exclusively and have no other network
> activites.
>
> I also have a 1394 Connection and under properties I have 4 check
> boxes with all but QoS Packet Schedule checked.
>
> My question _ can any of these be unchecked?
>
>
> Thanks for any guidance,
>
> Frank
>

ECLiPSE 2002 wrote:

>
> I recently read an article on speeding up windows and was interested
> in comments made regarding Network Connections settings that may slow
> down windows.
>
> I have Win XP home ed. on a Compaq desktop and use Comcast for my
> cable ISP and connect using a VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter.
>
> When I look at the Local Area Connection Properties I see that I have
> 4 check boxes:
>
> Client for Microsoft Network
>
> File&Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
>
> QoS Packet Schedule
>
> Internet Protocol TCP/IP
>
> All are checked and I wonder if it is necessary that the first three
> be checked - I only use Comcast exclusively and have no other network
> activites.
>
> I also have a 1394 Connection and under properties I have 4 check
> boxes with all but QoS Packet Schedule checked.
>
> My question _ can any of these be unchecked?
>
>
> Thanks for any guidance,
>

I suggest you figure out how to secure the XP O/S from attack for a single
machine that's doing a direct connection to the Internet, instead trying to
mess around with services and protocols trying to speed-up a *broadband*
connection.

Things like disabling F&PS for MS networks if you're not sharing resources
with other MS O/S machines in a Local Area Network (LAN) you have created.

http://labmice.techtarget.com/articl...ychecklist.htm

http://www.dslreports.com/faq/3688

Everything else you have talked about, you should just leave it alone.

Duane

Thanks to responders for the input

Frank

Thanks for the response and input guys.

Frank


On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 11:49:21 -0400, ECLiPSE 2002 <>
wrote:

>
>I recently read an article on speeding up windows and was interested
>in comments made regarding Network Connections settings that may slow
>down windows.
>
>I have Win XP home ed. on a Compaq desktop and use Comcast for my
>cable ISP and connect using a VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter.
>
>When I look at the Local Area Connection Properties I see that I have
>4 check boxes:
>
>Client for Microsoft Network
>
>File&Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
>
>QoS Packet Schedule
>
>Internet Protocol TCP/IP
>
>All are checked and I wonder if it is necessary that the first three
>be checked - I only use Comcast exclusively and have no other network
>activites.
>
>I also have a 1394 Connection and under properties I have 4 check
>boxes with all but QoS Packet Schedule checked.
>
>My question _ can any of these be unchecked?
>
>
>Thanks for any guidance,
>
>Frank

On Fri, 05 Aug 2005 18:49:26 -0400, ECLiPSE 2002 <>
wrote:

>
>
>
>Thanks for the response and input guys.
>
>Frank
>
>
>On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 11:49:21 -0400, ECLiPSE 2002 <>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>I recently read an article on speeding up windows and was interested
>>in comments made regarding Network Connections settings that may slow
>>down windows.
>>
>>I have Win XP home ed. on a Compaq desktop and use Comcast for my
>>cable ISP and connect using a VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter.
>>
>>When I look at the Local Area Connection Properties I see that I have
>>4 check boxes:
>>
>>Client for Microsoft Network
>>
>>File&Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks
>>
>>QoS Packet Schedule
>>
>>Internet Protocol TCP/IP
>>
>>All are checked and I wonder if it is necessary that the first three
>>be checked - I only use Comcast exclusively and have no other network
>>activites.
>>
>>I also have a 1394 Connection and under properties I have 4 check
>>boxes with all but QoS Packet Schedule checked.
>>
>>My question _ can any of these be unchecked?
>>
>>
>>Thanks for any guidance,
>>
>>Frank

You might take a look at this page:
http://www.grc.com/su-explain.htm
It explains the various protocols used in Windows and which are needed and
which should be disabled.

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Pat
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