[DOA]Mr.Pilsbury[CO]
02-12-1999, 01:08
Thought Id post this as I noticed Slimes post about wanting a TFC tweak guide...its taken me this long to get around to it :p Ive included Dial up stuff for the sake of completion....most of it is ripped off from other people...I think Ive picked the best tips out of the many Tweak Guides on the net. Go to Slimes first...its the best I found in 3 months....www.lagless.com I believe? Anyway, enough waffle, here we go....
General Dial Up tweaks
The following info is the result of about 3 months of tweaking using various sources.....mainly Slimes superb guide :p (Top job m8....hope you dont mind me using some of your material in this).
I use the the following method to optimise my connection to the internet. It is tried and tested using Wireplay, Barrysworld and BT internet. There is a different procedure for each and every ISP, so i only supply these to as a base to improve upon....
First of all....it is best to start with how your modem connects to your ISP. Wireplay and a number of other ISPs all support STAC compression, whereas BT internet and most others dont, this being the major difference between the 2 methods.
Wireplay and Barrysworld
Go to start menu>programs>Accessories>Communisations>dial up networking (DUN)
In this folder you will see which connections you may use to connect to the net. Highlight the one named Wireplay Direct. Richt click on it and choose properties. You will see a box with your modem description in it (Mine says SupraExpress 56i Pro V CC). Below this is a button which says configure. Press it. You will see a box with a number in it and an arrow next to it. Click on this arrow, and select 56600 for 28.8/33.6 modems, 115200 for 56k modems, 230400 if you are using an ISDN TA, or 460800 for ADSL. Next click the connection tab at the top of the page. Your settings here should be:
Data Bits 8
Parity None
Stop Bits 1
Wait for Dial Tone before Dialling checked, as well as cancel the call if not connected in 30 secs.
Next click on Port settings.Check the box next to Use FIFO Buffers, and put both sliders to the far right, then click ok to return to the connection screen. Now click on advanced. On this screen you should uncheck error control, check use Flow Control and select hardware. Your modulation type should be standard, and you should have AT+MS=V90 in your extra settings box (If your modem fails to dial after adding this line, remove it...your modem is not using V90 protocol and you need to get a driver and firmware update). Click OK to return to the connections window. Cick OK again to accept all your changes and you will return to the wireplay direct window. Click on server types. Under Type of Dial Up Server make sure it says PPP:Internet, Windows NT server, Windows 98. Below this, check the box that says enable software compression, and uncheck all boxes on the entire page except Enable Software Compression and TCP/IP. Click on the TCP/IP button on this page, and then uncheck the box marked use IP header compression. Click on ok until you return to the DUN screen.
BT INTERNET
Follow the same procedure for BT Internet, except uncheck Enable Software Compression (This sets your modem to use STAC compression), and Check Use error control and compress data (This sets your modem to use V.42 bis Standard compression). Call your ISPs helpdesk to find out if they support STAC compression..if they do you should always use STAC compression..it can be up to three times faster than V.42 protocol.
Optimising your TCP/IP and Dial Up Adaptor (Relevant to all ISPs)
Go to start menu>settings>control panel, then select the network icon and double click it.
You will see a screen with Various devices on...we are interested in the on called TCP/IP -> Dial Up adaptor first. Highlight this with your mouse, and click the properties button. Go to the bindings page and uncheck everything. Now go to the DNS page and select Disable DNS. Now go tothe WINS page and select Disable WINS resolution. And then the IP address page and se;ect obtain an IP address automatically. Click OK to confirm your selections and return to the network page. Now highlight Dial Up Adaptor and click properties. On the bindings page select only TCP/IP, and on the advanced page your options should be thus :
Enable Point to Point IP no
IP Packet size Large (Win 95.....Auto)
Record a log file no
Use IPX header compression no
Click on ok to return to the network screen, and ok to confirm all your changes.
Next go to Start Menu>Run and type sysedit. A eindow will open with 5 other windows within it. You must only modify the following...doing anything else will result in your computer ceasing to function.
Near the bottom of the WIN.INI window there is a section headed [Ports]. Find out what port your modem is on (to do this go to control panel>modem and select the diagnostics page, and it will show you which port your modem is on...mines on 3) and replace its value (after the = sign) to read 115200,n,8,1,p for 56k, and 56600,n,8,1,p for 28.8/33.6k modems. Close the window and save the changes. In the next window (System.INI) you should do the following. In the section headed [386Enh] you should add the value from the following list:
COM1Irq4Buffer=1024 if your modem is on com 1
COM2Irq4Buffer=1024 if your modem is on com 2
COM3Irq4Buffer=1024 if your modem is on com 3
COM4Irq4Buffer=1024 if your modem is on com 4
Close the window and save the changes.
Your optimisation process is now complete. You should restart your computer and test your connection out. You can tweak these settings yourself, but be advised...it is imperative you know what you are doing, and under NO CICUMSTANCES WHATSOEVER should you modify system.ini or win.ini in any way other than the way shown here. Also, dont be tempted to use programs that mess around with your registry, or change your registry yourself...IT ISNT WORTH IT!
99% of the time, if you mess up your registry, windows is deleted, resulting in you losing everything...including any backups of your registry you may have had. You have been warned!
While these settings have been thoroughly tested on my computer, and are the ones i use every day, there is no guarantee they will make any difference to anyone elses.
***************************************************************** ***************************
Team Fortress Classic and Half-Life Optimization
These configs are intended to go in your C:\Sierra\Half-Life\TFC folder.
The only Keys remapped by thes configs are space bar and shift
These keys are now throw primary grenade with countdown (space bar) and throw secondary grenade with countdown (SHIFT).
You can remap these keys by altering their profile in the grenade.cfg file
*****AUTOEXEC.CFG*******
bind 1 slot1
bind 2 slot2
bind 3 slot3
bind 4 slot4
bind 5 slot5
bind 6 slot6
bind 7 slot7
bind 8 slot8
bind 9 slot9
bind 0 slot10
gl_d3dflip "0"
bind "j" "toggleconsole"
r_mmx "1"
r_dynamic "0"
r_drawviewmodel "1"
gl_keeptjunctions "0"
r_shadows "0"
firstperson
gl_ztrick "1"
cl_himodels "0"
s_a3d "0"
joystick "0"
s_eax "0"
_snd_mixahead "0.100"
m_filter "1"
gl_texsort "0"
cl_allowdownload "0"
cl_allowupload "0"
s_reverb "0"
loadas8bit "0"
hisound "1"
gl_texturemode "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR"
gl_polyoffset "4.0"
texgamma "2.0"
lightgamma "2.5"
brightness "2.0"
r_decals "200"
fps_modem "33"
fps_lan "45"
gl_picmip "0.0"
rate "3000.0521"
pushlatency "-100.0521"
scr_conspeed "4500"
gamma "4.0"
r_netgraph 1
exec grenade.cfg
echo autoexec v1.0a loaded
******Grenade.cfg*******(Grenade timer)
alias +bomb1 "primeone; exec timer.cfg"
alias -bomb1 "throwgren"
alias +bomb2 "primetwo; exec timer.c
General Dial Up tweaks
The following info is the result of about 3 months of tweaking using various sources.....mainly Slimes superb guide :p (Top job m8....hope you dont mind me using some of your material in this).
I use the the following method to optimise my connection to the internet. It is tried and tested using Wireplay, Barrysworld and BT internet. There is a different procedure for each and every ISP, so i only supply these to as a base to improve upon....
First of all....it is best to start with how your modem connects to your ISP. Wireplay and a number of other ISPs all support STAC compression, whereas BT internet and most others dont, this being the major difference between the 2 methods.
Wireplay and Barrysworld
Go to start menu>programs>Accessories>Communisations>dial up networking (DUN)
In this folder you will see which connections you may use to connect to the net. Highlight the one named Wireplay Direct. Richt click on it and choose properties. You will see a box with your modem description in it (Mine says SupraExpress 56i Pro V CC). Below this is a button which says configure. Press it. You will see a box with a number in it and an arrow next to it. Click on this arrow, and select 56600 for 28.8/33.6 modems, 115200 for 56k modems, 230400 if you are using an ISDN TA, or 460800 for ADSL. Next click the connection tab at the top of the page. Your settings here should be:
Data Bits 8
Parity None
Stop Bits 1
Wait for Dial Tone before Dialling checked, as well as cancel the call if not connected in 30 secs.
Next click on Port settings.Check the box next to Use FIFO Buffers, and put both sliders to the far right, then click ok to return to the connection screen. Now click on advanced. On this screen you should uncheck error control, check use Flow Control and select hardware. Your modulation type should be standard, and you should have AT+MS=V90 in your extra settings box (If your modem fails to dial after adding this line, remove it...your modem is not using V90 protocol and you need to get a driver and firmware update). Click OK to return to the connections window. Cick OK again to accept all your changes and you will return to the wireplay direct window. Click on server types. Under Type of Dial Up Server make sure it says PPP:Internet, Windows NT server, Windows 98. Below this, check the box that says enable software compression, and uncheck all boxes on the entire page except Enable Software Compression and TCP/IP. Click on the TCP/IP button on this page, and then uncheck the box marked use IP header compression. Click on ok until you return to the DUN screen.
BT INTERNET
Follow the same procedure for BT Internet, except uncheck Enable Software Compression (This sets your modem to use STAC compression), and Check Use error control and compress data (This sets your modem to use V.42 bis Standard compression). Call your ISPs helpdesk to find out if they support STAC compression..if they do you should always use STAC compression..it can be up to three times faster than V.42 protocol.
Optimising your TCP/IP and Dial Up Adaptor (Relevant to all ISPs)
Go to start menu>settings>control panel, then select the network icon and double click it.
You will see a screen with Various devices on...we are interested in the on called TCP/IP -> Dial Up adaptor first. Highlight this with your mouse, and click the properties button. Go to the bindings page and uncheck everything. Now go to the DNS page and select Disable DNS. Now go tothe WINS page and select Disable WINS resolution. And then the IP address page and se;ect obtain an IP address automatically. Click OK to confirm your selections and return to the network page. Now highlight Dial Up Adaptor and click properties. On the bindings page select only TCP/IP, and on the advanced page your options should be thus :
Enable Point to Point IP no
IP Packet size Large (Win 95.....Auto)
Record a log file no
Use IPX header compression no
Click on ok to return to the network screen, and ok to confirm all your changes.
Next go to Start Menu>Run and type sysedit. A eindow will open with 5 other windows within it. You must only modify the following...doing anything else will result in your computer ceasing to function.
Near the bottom of the WIN.INI window there is a section headed [Ports]. Find out what port your modem is on (to do this go to control panel>modem and select the diagnostics page, and it will show you which port your modem is on...mines on 3) and replace its value (after the = sign) to read 115200,n,8,1,p for 56k, and 56600,n,8,1,p for 28.8/33.6k modems. Close the window and save the changes. In the next window (System.INI) you should do the following. In the section headed [386Enh] you should add the value from the following list:
COM1Irq4Buffer=1024 if your modem is on com 1
COM2Irq4Buffer=1024 if your modem is on com 2
COM3Irq4Buffer=1024 if your modem is on com 3
COM4Irq4Buffer=1024 if your modem is on com 4
Close the window and save the changes.
Your optimisation process is now complete. You should restart your computer and test your connection out. You can tweak these settings yourself, but be advised...it is imperative you know what you are doing, and under NO CICUMSTANCES WHATSOEVER should you modify system.ini or win.ini in any way other than the way shown here. Also, dont be tempted to use programs that mess around with your registry, or change your registry yourself...IT ISNT WORTH IT!
99% of the time, if you mess up your registry, windows is deleted, resulting in you losing everything...including any backups of your registry you may have had. You have been warned!
While these settings have been thoroughly tested on my computer, and are the ones i use every day, there is no guarantee they will make any difference to anyone elses.
***************************************************************** ***************************
Team Fortress Classic and Half-Life Optimization
These configs are intended to go in your C:\Sierra\Half-Life\TFC folder.
The only Keys remapped by thes configs are space bar and shift
These keys are now throw primary grenade with countdown (space bar) and throw secondary grenade with countdown (SHIFT).
You can remap these keys by altering their profile in the grenade.cfg file
*****AUTOEXEC.CFG*******
bind 1 slot1
bind 2 slot2
bind 3 slot3
bind 4 slot4
bind 5 slot5
bind 6 slot6
bind 7 slot7
bind 8 slot8
bind 9 slot9
bind 0 slot10
gl_d3dflip "0"
bind "j" "toggleconsole"
r_mmx "1"
r_dynamic "0"
r_drawviewmodel "1"
gl_keeptjunctions "0"
r_shadows "0"
firstperson
gl_ztrick "1"
cl_himodels "0"
s_a3d "0"
joystick "0"
s_eax "0"
_snd_mixahead "0.100"
m_filter "1"
gl_texsort "0"
cl_allowdownload "0"
cl_allowupload "0"
s_reverb "0"
loadas8bit "0"
hisound "1"
gl_texturemode "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR"
gl_polyoffset "4.0"
texgamma "2.0"
lightgamma "2.5"
brightness "2.0"
r_decals "200"
fps_modem "33"
fps_lan "45"
gl_picmip "0.0"
rate "3000.0521"
pushlatency "-100.0521"
scr_conspeed "4500"
gamma "4.0"
r_netgraph 1
exec grenade.cfg
echo autoexec v1.0a loaded
******Grenade.cfg*******(Grenade timer)
alias +bomb1 "primeone; exec timer.cfg"
alias -bomb1 "throwgren"
alias +bomb2 "primetwo; exec timer.c