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How to enable IP-Header Compression
Name: Theo Date: December 14, 2002 at 01:19:07 Pacific OS: XP-Home CPU/Ram: enough
Comment:
Hello,
How do i enable the IP-Header compression on my XP -Home computer ?
Name: Rambler Date: December 14, 2002 at 05:08:12 Pacific
Reply:
Right-click your network or dial-up connection, Properties, Networking, TCP/IP, Properties, Advanced (phew!) and there you are. I've read you don't need it for an internal network, ADSL or cable connection, but I think small is beautiful...........
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Response Number 2
Name: Theo Date: December 15, 2002 at 00:27:12 Pacific
Reply:
Hello Rambler,
1) Thanks a lot.
I can get there BUT a) XP-Home works with a network bridge. b) when i am at advanced TCP/IP properties i donot see anything about : IP-HEADER-compression.
so.......problem not solved :)
Theo.
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Response Number 3
Name: Rambler Date: December 15, 2002 at 01:14:50 Pacific
Reply:
IPHC only works with PPP connections (dial-up). With a LAN it's not needed.
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Response Number 4
Name: Theo Date: December 15, 2002 at 01:46:50 Pacific
Reply:
Hello again Rambler,
1) Who said i needed it for a LAN ?
2) I found in the Broadband part of my Network connections and enabled it.
Summary: Somebody in a Napster forum told me that disabling IP header compression would fix a lot of Napster search problems. I can find an IP header compression note in System Tools/System Info. tool but I c...
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