| There is ample confusion between latency and | | | | of port-forwarding. Now we have discussed only |
| the bandwidth of the network. The bandwidth | | | | one of the cause and the remedy for improved |
| just defines the speed of the connection. But | | | | latency. |
| latency defines the delays which are incorporated | | | | The next tweak which are about to be explained |
| in the network. There are two forms of latencies | | | | in this article require modification of the registry. |
| concerning networks, they are the high latency | | | | And registry is a delicate part of the OS. All the |
| and the low latency. The high latency network is | | | | different settings are stored on the registry and |
| one in which the data packets are getting delayed | | | | any mistake on the user's part will make the PC |
| in higher numbers while the low latency networks | | | | unbootable. |
| are the exact opposite. | | | | - The first tweak is to create a DWORD named |
| Of the other confusion which exists in this field is | | | | TcpAckfrequency in the |
| that bandwidth and latency are directly related. | | | | et\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\ of the |
| Some believe that latency can be decreased by | | | | registry. It should be assigned a value of 1 and 2 |
| opting for a high bandwidth connection and vice | | | | depending on whether to activate or deactivate |
| versa. But it must be noted that there is no | | | | the tweak. If there is no increase in the |
| relationship between the two. Latency is largely | | | | performance it is always better to disable the |
| dependent on the routing protocol which is | | | | tweak because all your other network activities |
| followed by the ISP while bandwidth defines the | | | | may be affected in the long run. The latency is |
| speed of the connection (like mentioned earlier). | | | | slightly improved in most of the cases. This tweak |
| Improved latency can be achieved by changing | | | | is known to work under windows XP only. |
| the routing protocols and this can be done only on | | | | - The second tweak is to create a new DWORD |
| the ISP side and not on the user side. But in | | | | known as TCPNoDelay in the |
| certain cases the ISP might not induce any | | | | SMQ\Parameters section of the registry. 1 or 0 |
| latency and it is caused by improper configuration | | | | must be given to the SWORD to enable or |
| of the user's network. | | | | disable it. |
| One of the common causes for increased latency | | | | Rebooting of the PC must be done after inducing |
| is the presence of firewalls which block the | | | | these steps in the registry. Else the settings might |
| different ports. It is through such ports that the | | | | not get saved and you might never notice any |
| pc communicates with the server and when such | | | | change in the latency. These tweaks are known |
| ports are closed by the firewall, then the packets | | | | to affect the normal networking of your |
| may find it difficult to reach the destination and | | | | computer, so it is safer to disable them if you are |
| this may lead to the high latency. In such cases | | | | finding no significant use. |
| improved latency can be achieved with the help | | | | |