How to Speed up your P2P Downloads, 4226 Fix/Patch
After months of me using this hack, I never actually mentioned it unless I am trying to help someone fix problematic issues when trying to download music, movies, or whatever that can be found on Peer to Peer (P2P) networks. Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 are impacted by this “feature” from Microsoft and can severely impact your ability to download from multiple sources online. A group online discovered they can hack the TCPIP.SYS file, and yield near unlimited connections for programs; making it much faster and reliable to use P2P on XP SP2. I share my basic insight, and help host the patch file.First, I want to recommend good, reliable, safe filesharing software. I don’t want people to be using junk that is out there like Kazaa or Bearshare or other spyware-bundled applications like that. There is a very good P2P application known as Shareaza. It’s open source, and supports a blocklist, 3 separate filesharing networks, Torrents, and is completely legitimate with no ads/spyware in it.
What is 4226, and how will it speed me up?
The term “4226″ is in regards to Windows, event ID which can be found in the event viewer. Event 4226 is when the maximum amount of connections within the TCP/IP stack is reached. Basically, there’s a limit of 10 connections per application, and this fix raises that limit. The limited 10 connections per app can have negative effects on P2P apps. Here is what it would look like (screenshot). Anyhow, if you raise the limit on the connections per application; P2P apps function correctly, and everyone’s happy.
How do I get the 4226 Fix?
First, make sure you are running Windows XP SP2 or Windows 2003 Server. You may download the patch, unzip it into a folder, then run it. Note that it is intended for people comfortable to use a terminal style program (command prompt). Raising to 50 would help, but I raised mine to 500 and I notice the best possible filesharing performance.
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Where did you learn all this?
Well I was on my forum of choice (ExtremeOverclocking) and a while back we were discussing the usage of the 4226 Fix, and that it was successful. I also credit ALL of this back to the original creators of it, LvlLord.de, which did all the hacking of the TCPIP.SYS. Feel free to read their FAQ.
[tags]Windows, Hacking, P2P, Shareaza, TCPIP, Networking, Optimization, 4226, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, File Sharing, Technology, Geek, Optimize[/tags]
