Showing posts with label Internet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Internet. Show all posts

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

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Internet Explorer 7.0 can't add favorites "Unable to create XXX: Unspecified error".

Internet Explorer 7.0 can't add favorites

"Unable to create XXX: Unspecified error".


If you have moved the location of your Favorites folder, IE7's Protected Mode will prevent you from being able to write to the new location and will cough up an unspecified error when you try to save a web page to your Favorites. Here is how to overcome this:



1. Close Internet Explorer.

2. Click the Start button.

3. Click All Programs.

4. Go into Accessories.

5. Right-click on Command Prompt.

6. Select Run as administrator.

7. When the UAC Prompt appears, click Continue.

8. At the command prompt, go to the new location for your Favorites folder.

9. Input this command without the quotes "icacls favorites /setintegritylevel (OI)(CI)low"

10. Press Enter on the keyboard.

11. Close the window.

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icacls - the name of the command were using

/setintegritylevel - the function used (in pretty plain english, Thanks Microsoft.)

/OI - object inherit, ie, the files get the same integrity level as the folder they are in.
/CI - container inherit, ie, folders get the same integrity level as the folder they are in

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I also had to run this command on my "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Temp" and "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Temp\Low" folders in order to print from IE. Replace "%USERNAME%" with your username.