ARCHIVE September, 2009

Tips to Lower SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio)

September 20, 2009 | post a comment | posted in: PC Performance

SNR is the abbreviation for Signal-Noise-Ratio, and refers to the ratio between the signal strength and the electrical interference, or “noise”, in the lines that you use to transfer data between outside networks and your PC. The lower the value of SNR, the higher will be the speed of data transfer. However, you may often [...]

Who is using your Wireless Internet Connection for free

September 12, 2009 | post a comment | posted in: Internet Connection

Do you use a wireless internet connection at your home? Does it often appear to work slower than it is supposed to? Maybe someone is tapping into your wireless network connection, browsing the internet at your expense and decreasing your internet speed! Hacking into wireless routers is almost as easy as child’s play these days. [...]

Latency, Bandwidth Delay Product & TCP Window

September 1, 2009 | post a comment | posted in: Speed Terms

This article highlights on the TCP/IP factors and concepts on networking, which decides the most favorable TCP Receive Window. The factors are Bandwidth Delay Product, Latency and the TCP Window. TCP Window represents quantity of data that is outstanding, which is not acknowledged by the receiver and is able to be in a network. Following [...]