Daniel Westinghouse wrote:
> 1) Get a Linux-friendly modem. Those require no emulated drivers, and
> allow maximum connection speed. They may cost a little more than the
> cheap modems, but well worth it.
Right on the money! (--so to speak.) Always used Hardware Modems, never
had a lick of problems.
> 2)If your CPU has an AMR slot, try to use it.
Hmm.. Never heard of this one before - guess I have some more learnin'
to do.
> 3) Use BeFaster, or one of those Internet connection tweakers to
> increase your Recieve Byte count if you have a reliable line.
I've heard pros and cons on these tweak programs. For what its worth, I
normally recommend doing the heavy-stuff first before tweaking. (Once
you have the major stuff working, then you can safely tweak a little at
a time.. IF you document what you do to fix it afterwards.)
> 4) Find a good proxy...
Again, some are better than others. If you go looking at freebies, be
carefull and shop around because....
> because it's spyware.
www.Download.com - check the Anti-Spyware section, and to paraphrase,
"Trust NOTINIG under 80% User Ratings, Mister Mulder".
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Received on Fri Dec 24 2004 - 17:06:37 CST