slow speed on 2nd dsl pc using router

im using bellsouth dsl connection download speed of up to 1.5m... im getting 1.2m on my xp computer... i have networked my win 98 se.. pc using a 4 port dsl/cable router/switch made by linksys... the win 98 pc is only downloading at a speed of 692 k...

im using ethernet connections and rj45 cables..

its my understanding that i should not be loosing that much speed... on the 2nd pc....the win 98 one..... is there anything i can do... setting on my router... settings on the 98 machine...

any help is really appreciated...

thanks
sabledog

 

Howdy there sabledog...

If you are comfortable with editing the registry, you might want to try these tweaks...

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/646/

Win98 wasn't designed for broadband, XP was...

 

used the tweak tool at dslreports.com changed my rwin number... to what was suggested.. that gave me the same speed on both pcs.... it also tells me that i need to change the mtu to 1472... would like to do this.. but i dont know how... but anyway... problem is solved...on the speed part... thanks for all the views and answer.... i have bookmarked that sight..
thanks
sd

 

When you go thru a router, sometimes you have to configure the PC for the router rather then the connection.
Have a great one.

 

yea... i notice that the router mtu setting was already set for 1472,,, or 14XX something.. makes since... thanks

 

You're welcome, I saw a few people with Linksys routers that couldn't send large attachments via email, linksys had a fix, pretty well buried on their site telling owners how to reset the mtu on the router to fix the problem.
Trouble was, the fix was almost impossible to find at their site.