Modem Tweak Guide

[LA_MERC_Onji]

ATTN all people on modems, here is a very nice tutorial on how to get the most out of your connection. May be worth a shot:

http://maniac.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pm/ping.htm

[LA_MERC_Maverick]

Thx Onjison! It looks cool, although some of the things that he wants you to download arent there, other than that, looks like it may be a very helpful site.

[LA_MERC_Maverick]

After looking at it in more detail, i think some of the stuff that they tell you to do is unnecessary, but i think the list of things to set in your config file is DEF a good thing, when I get home I'm going to try them out and see how they help.

Here are the things from there that I'm going to try:
1) "There are a few registry settings that are impossible to reach without actually diving into regedit itself, and these are a few of them. First off, under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, there are a series of keys named \System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\Net\000X (where X is a number between 1 and 9). Under these keys, there is a value with the name SLOWNET. Obviously, this is a bad thing, so you want to change the value from the default of 01 to 00. Another key, \System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\COMBUFF, has a value in it called Start, which is disabled. Change the 00 to 01. And a third key, \System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VCACHE, also has a value called start, which should be changed from 00 to 01."

2) rate "5300"
r_mmx "1"
r_decals "300"
r_dynamic "1"
r_drawviewmodel "1"
r_shadows "0"
gl_texsort "0"
gl_texturemode "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR"
precache "1"
fps_max "99"
cl_himodels "0"
gl_polyoffset "20"
joystick "0"
m_filter "1"
scr_conspeed "3000"
fastsprites "0"
cl_resend "2"
cl_allowdownload "0"
cl_allowupload "0"
cl_download_ingame "0"
pushlatency "-135"
s_a3d "0"
s_eax "1"
s_reverb "1"
net_graph "3"
cl_updaterate "20"
cl_cmdrate "30"
hud_saytext_time "20"
hud_deathnotice_time "10"
hud_fastswitch "1"
cl_lc "1"
cl_lw "1"
cl_lb "1"

We'll see how it works...muhahahha

[LA_MERC_i||ega|-op]

Maverick, you have to be careful with some of these config settings. Some of them are considered config hacks aka config cheats. They run on a very fine line.

cl_bob, bobup, bobcycle, cl_nopred, predict_players are a few that come to mind.

[LA_MERC_Maverick]

ahhh...always something....LOL

Guess I'll just leave those alone...hehehe!

[bighead]

oh yea..and joystick should be set to 1 :D

[LA_MERC_Maverick]

lol...only if i could actually use that thing you call a joystick....LMAO


(NO COMMENTS FROM YOU PERVERTED PEEPS....LMAO :D )

[LA_MERC_Maverick]

Well, I was going to try some of the things listed above, but when i went to make the changes almost nothing that was mentioned was there. None of the registry things were there, and half of the config changes werent there either. So I guess the only thing to do is just wait another month and get cable....w00t!

[Rooster]

Thanx for the info, as I am about to switch to dial-up. This could not have come at a better time :D

[LA_MERC_Diesel]

BTW Jason, this doesn't help w/pr0n..j/k
:p:

[Rooster]

awwwww crap!!!!!!!!!!

[LA_MERC_Maverick]

LMAO!!

[Swampdog]

another dial up user w00t....