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anyone know any DirecWay tweaks, or any tips at all o how to make my DirecWay piece of junk faster? my KB speed is bout 300 (sad). please some1 help me, anything that will increse my speed will be GREATLY appreciated

I've uploaded the tweaks that I use below. Remember that I might be on a different sattellite, my install might be different than yours, and sometimes different tweaks work for different computers. I use Sat Speed (a utility that you have to have a membership to get from copperhead.cc ) , but it registers the same tweaks as Cablenut would. I've also included an upload patch from the site, I have yet to find out if it helps at all.

If you don't have cablenut, you can't do anything with the "cablenut.ccs" file. For a guide on Cablenut tweaking, go here:
http://www.testmy.net/forum/index.php?topic=1013.0

Take a look at this thread if you want to see my speed tests

http://www.testmy.net/forum/index.php?topic=10523.0

Try the Cablenut settings file found here: http://www.testmy.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=10749.0;attach=9027

I bet my cablenut tweak would work just as good. I don't think the different modems matter that much.

i clicked on the cablenut link but now what do i do/click on??

go to www.cablenut.com and download cablenut

then use one of the DirecWay cablenut tweaks in this:
http://www.testmy.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1013.0;attach=2784

u know what i did wrong. heres what i did: downloaded cablenut, opened that Van Buren file, click satellite, then clicked MTU1460, and now what??

Find the file that most closely matches your connection speed.. which for the DW6000 is 500/120 I think. or try the one I linked to earlier as it's tuned for that speed and the unique latency problems satelite internet has.

There's no such choice for DirecWay files... We either have a choice of 1460 MTU or 1500 and then our package type.

I uploaded the one you should use below. If you just click on it, it should open Cablenut and then all you have to do is go to "save to registry" then reboot and then post a speed test here.

so what are you saying......... what are you leading to with saying there the same?

just download this, if they're the same, then it doesnt matter

http://www.testmy.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=10763.0;attach=9031

how interesting.. that's the exact settlings file I linked to before

No it's not...

Alright the problem is solved, i downloaded Cablenut 4.08 and that pic has come up (Maunal Tweak Screen) and i have NO idea how to fill these out?? what do i put in these blanks?? HELP fast!!!!!!

Ive tried almost every DirecWay tweak I could find...and none of them did a thing...

They used to work on the 4000, but the 6000 and 7000 self hosted systems are a totally different monster....

are you meaning that a top of the line computer is needed to achieve problem free service with Dway?   

That and the spyware, but not "problem free". DirecWay actually works fastest with an out of the box computer.

Every company has problems. My friends dsl company sent them a bad modem first, and now the new one doesn't even work right.

I never said it was the PC to blame 100%. Have you used Dway on a computer with windows 98 installed?  It's slower than S#!t. That's the computer's fault.  ;)

Did I ever say that if you get good speeds during the day and slow during the evening was your computer's fault? I said that it depends on how good your computer is, I should have been more exact and said that it works on a newer OS.

If a person gets good speeds at anytime of the day, then it's definately because of the satellite you're on. Remember, not every satellite is working great.There aren't many users who have good speeds any time of the day. There are very little to no users with the 7000 happy on the sat mex 5 right now.

Who told you they can't fix the mess? I went from 30k failed transmissions to 9 in a half a week. I went from not being able to upload at all to getting 204Kbps in a half a week. They seemed to be able to fix that, didn't they?

It's going to take time (as everything does, espcecially when it's new).  Do I disagree with the payment options? Yes. Is it better than dialup? Yes. Is it more expensive than dialup? Yes. Is it the only option? No, but the Wildblue's speeds won't last forever and there are actually a few customers with problems. Nothing is perfect.

My crosspol barely passes and I get just about the fastest speeds of anyone I've seen on the 7000 (not counting speed bursts). There are many people that download 131-133 kB/s, including me,  in the morning, that's about the fastest you're going to see DirecWay going, I don't call that "screaming".

what sat are you on,  ( check the system info page.)

it will say something like 83 west 89 west ect...

what is your zipcode.?

@stuffinabox...
I'm on SatMex5 (117 West, 1230) zip code 49315

depending on your dish .74 (oval) or .98 (round)
here in michigan you should hopefully see around a

(.74) 80 recieve and 75 crosspol
(.98) 90 rec and 80 cp.

this would be optimal and is sometimes not reachable.
Let me leave you with this ....
I live 45 minutes from byron center, and may be able to help you out. nothing is guarnteed other than it will cost you some cash to get me there.

another thing that can be a factor occasionally is the type of cable used. some techs use the cheaper 2.2GHz or forbidden 900 MHz cable. DirecWay standard is 3.0GHz or better swept. depending on the lenght of your cable run you could see some performance increase there.

What Do U Use To Make Screen Shots ?

Well the CBNut thing make my conns faster LOL

Even if you uninstalled it, that doesnt change the settings it made...right?