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| the performance of your computer network | | | | audits certain ports on your computer |
| you're in luck. A little research lead | | | | detecting potential vulnerabilities. |
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| community forum at SpeedGuide.net. | | | | * SG Speed Test |
| Whatever it is you need to look | | | | A quick download speed test to estimate |
| at.....performance or design | | | | your connection speed at the time. |
| related.....you can get it done with the | | | | * SG Network Tools |
| free SpeedGuide tools. Nice little | | | | The SG Network tools section includes |
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| Here's a list of what they have | | | | TRACEROUTE, WHOIS, etc. |
| available to you: | | | | * SG Bits/Bytes Conversion Calculator |
| * SG TCP/IP Analyzer | | | | The Bits/Bytes calculator is a useful |
| The SpeedGuide TCP/IP Analyzer is a | | | | tool for quickly converting bits/bytes, |
| program designed to display your | | | | etc. It takes into consideration the |
| Internet connection parameters, | | | | different conventons while calculating |
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| by your browser to their server. The | | | | space. |
| Analyzer program then displays | | | | * SG RWIN/BDP Calculator |
| recommendations based on the settings | | | | The RWIN/BDP calculator can be used to |
| extracted from the headers of those | | | | estimate TCP Window values, based on the |
| packets. | | | | Bandwidth |
| * SG TCP Optimizer | | | | *Delay Product (BDP for short). |
| The TCP Optimizer is a free Windows | | | | It can also calculate maximum bandwidth |
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| Registry Parameters. The Optimizer can | | | | (no pun intended) these tools. At the |
| be helpful with tuning any Internet | | | | very least you may learn something about |
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| :) If you need help with the program, | | | | performance. While you're there I |
| check the TCP Optimizer Documentation, | | | | suggest you also check out their |
| read their broadband tweaking articles | | | | community forum. Great place to ask |
| and the related FAQs, and/or visit their | | | | questions and get answers for whatever |
| Forums. | | | | broadband issues you may have. |
| * SG Security Scanner | | | | |