Hello everyone! Today's topic will be speeding up your Network and removing that pesky 20% "reserved bandwidth" from your Windows Operating System (OS).
Today's post will only pertain to Windows XP Pro & Vista. (more OS's later if someone needs the info)
Lets get started:
Click "Start" --> "Run" & type "gpedit.msc" without the quotes & then press "Enter" or "OK".
Next, we will traverse to the QOS Packet Scheduler. Click on "Administrative Templates" --> "Network" --> "QOS Packet Scheduler". You should see "Limit reservable bandwidth" to the right.
Right click on "Limit reservable bandwidth" & left click on "Properties".
Then, check the "Enabled" button & set the "Bandwidth limit %" to zero. (as shown on the picture above) Click "OK".
We are half way there!
Now we need to see if our QOS Scheduler is actually active on our NIC. (a.k.a. Ethernet card, Network Interface Controller, Network Adapter, LAN Adapter, etc...)
Click "Start" --> "Control Panel" --> "Network Connections"
You should see the following:
Right click on "Local Area Connection" & left click on "Properties".
Notice that on the above picture that the "QOS Packet Scheduler" is enabled. If you do NOT see this then you will need to click "Install" --> "Service" --> "Qos Packet Scheduler" --> "OK".
This will install the service for the QOS and allow the scheduler to do it's magic at a 20% increased rate.
Enjoy! ~JV
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