[Ti] Speed up

[Robert J. Fisher]

I don't know WHAT the heck I am doing here.... I DID use the leading
slash... And it eliminated it.,.,,,,I was assuming this was all supposed to
be in TERMINAL....NOw I'm so confused I don't know what to do next...
I can't find this so called etc directory.....I don't know what she means by
open it in my favorite editor....I don't have a Favorite editor!!!
--
Robert J. Fisher
fisherr at telus.net
Or
mediacreations2000 at telus.net
Home of Media Creations 2000
http://www3.telus.net/mediacreations2000

> From: mac2 mail <mac2 at oryx.cc>
> Reply-To: "PowerBook G4 Titanium List"<Titanium at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 16:05:54 -0500
> To: "PowerBook G4 Titanium List" <Titanium at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ti] Speed up
> 
> Robert,
> 
> You dropped the leading slash "/" from Loren's post (see below).
> 
> Jerry K
> 
> 
> 
> On Thursday, July 17, 2003, at 03:33  PM, Robert J. Fisher wrote:
> 
>> 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
> 
> 
> ----------
> 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