Where do I find this etc/rc.common -- Robert J. Fisher fisherr at telus.net Or mediacreations2000 at telus.net Home of Media Creations 2000 http://www3.telus.net/mediacreations2000 > From: Loren Schooley <loren at flash.net> > Reply-To: "PowerBook G4 Titanium List"<Titanium at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 15:02:40 -0500 > To: "PowerBook G4 Titanium List" <Titanium at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Subject: Re: [Ti] Speed up > > On 7/17/03 1:27 PM, "Michael Bigley" <wakinyan at fuse.net> wrote: > >>> I know this is an old subject, but I have found very few who utilize and >>> take advantage of it, and that is using sysctl to boost browser and other >>> download speeds. I tested it out with different numbers and the results >>> proved accordingly. This hack works! >> >> Are these changes written to a file so they survive reboots, etc? > > No. What I had to do was open /etc/rc.common, and at the bottom paste > > /usr/sbin/sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.sendspace=65536 > /dev/null > /usr/sbin/sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.recvspace=65536 > /dev/null > /usr/sbin/sysctl -w kern.ipc.maxsockbuf=524288 > /dev/null > /usr/sbin/sysctl -w net.inet.tcp.delayed_ack=0 > /dev/null > /usr/sbin/sysctl -w net.inet.udp.recvspace=73728 > /dev/null > > :wq! > > I'm sure it can be done cleaner, but this works. > > > ---------- > Check out the Titanium email list FAQ > http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/Titanium.html > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <Titanium-off at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > <Titanium-digest at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Need help from a real person? Try. > <Titanium-request at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > > ---------- > $14.99 Unlimited Nationwide Mac Dialup and Mac Web Hosting from your Mac ISP > Serious Mac Internet Solutions From NineWire! http://macinternetaccess.com > > RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler > CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> > > Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com! > Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml