Tuesday, September 6, 2011

How to increase internet speed in ubuntu

Internet speeds in Ubuntu can be increased. Simply follow the steps.

* Open a Terminal via Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type the following


sudo vim /etc/sysctl.conf (press i for edit mode)


* Then Paste the Following at the end of the file:


## increase TCP max buffer size setable using setsockopt()

net.core.rmem_max = 16777216

net.core.wmem_max = 16777216

## increase Linux autotuning TCP buffer limits

## min, default, and max number of bytes to use

## set max to at least 4MB, or higher if you use very high BDP paths

net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 4096 87380 16777216

net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 4096 65536 16777216

## don't cache ssthresh from previous connection

net.ipv4.tcp_no_metrics_save = 1

net.ipv4.tcp_moderate_rcvbuf = 1

## recommended to increase this for 1000 BT or higher

net.core.netdev_max_backlog = 2500

## for 10 GigE, use this, uncomment below

## net.core.netdev_max_backlog = 30000

## Turn off timestamps if you're on a gigabit or very busy network

## Having it off is one less thing the IP stack needs to work on

## net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps = 0

## disable tcp selective acknowledgements.

net.ipv4.tcp_sack = 0

##enable window scaling

net.ipv4.tcp_window_scaling = 1



* Then type the follwing to exit and save what you have just done. Press ESC to quit the edit mode and type the following.


:wq


* Then type the following to to apply the settings.


sudo sysctl -p


* You can disable all these settings by removing these lines you added via:


sudo gedit /etc/sysctl.conf