Windows has a registry entry (I forget where) that limits the speed of a download. There are some web sites that have some speed tuning for running Windows under a cable modem/DSL connection: http://www.speedguide.net/Cable_modems/cable_patches.shtml http://www.cable-modems.org/articles/speed_tweaks/ Your mileage may vary... Thanks, James Spinti jspinti at dartdist.com 952-368-3278 x396 fax 952-368-3255 -----Original Message----- From: tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org [mailto:tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Paul Overby Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 8:34 AM To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Linux vrs Windows speed - What gives? I found more memory was an excellent investment. Win95 on a 200MHz with 32 meg of memory ran fine but netscape in a KDE desktop was veritually paralyzed by swapping. I upgraded to 96 meg and now both systems are rather comparable. One interstering performance difference I found was in downloads. On Linux with a 33k modem I can download files 3 to 4 times faster than I can on my win98 machine with a 56k modem. The win98 machine is nearly twice the hardware as well. Obviously there are other variables here besides the OS but I'm still pleased. Anyone have guess at whats going on.