[Pseudocyber]

If you want to do some freaky stuff with your broadband connection, read on ...

Got this from http://www.techtv.com http://www.thescreensavers.com


Tune your Broadband connection

 

[V0lt]

this method will increase cable speed very drastically, in both upload + download. I don't think it's legal :winkgrin:

 

[johnwill]

I like the second article, very interesting... Actually, my Comcast 1.5m/256k speed is more than sufficient for my needs, so I don't feel a driving urge to upgrade it right now.

 

[Pseudocyber]

I found the second article very interesting and would be fun to play with ...

but ...

The first article states,

How to Un-Cap a Cable or DSL Modem
"Cap" is a reference to an artificial limit on downstream and/or upstream speeds. Such caps are common on consumer-grade service. "Un-capping" is thus an attempt to remove such limits (and thereby increase speed).

However, un-capping is an urban legend (or hoax, take your pick) -- subscribers cannot un-cap cable or DSL modems:

Cable Modem speeds are controlled by the CMTS (head-end box for Cable Internet)
DSL speeds are controlled by the DSLAM (head-end box for DSL)
(Note that if you did somehow find a way to do it, that might be construed as theft of service, with unpleasant consequences.)

I don't have any experience with CMTS or DSLAM but I do with LAN and WAN switching and routing. I would guess that it is much easier to "throttle" a connection on the Provider/DCE side of the connection than it is on the Customer/CPE/DTE side - simply not having to transfer config files and such. Also, by controlling it on the provider side, it wouldn't be as suceptible to "hacking" as article 2 illustrates.

 

[johnwill]

I was somewhat skeptical of the possibility of increasing the speed anyway, it wouldn't make sense for them to leave that in the hands of the consumer.

 

[goders]

If you want to do some freaky stuff with your broadband connection, read on ...

Got this from http://www.techtv.com http://www.thescreensavers.com


Tune your Broadband connection

Does it actually work?

 

[johnwill]

We're not going to assist in this kind of activity here.