Blinker said:
Internet connection via broadband cable modem. As by my provider,
internet connection speed need be 25/10 Mbit .
But in a reality, I did several online speed tests, it show only 4.6/
2.6 Mbit
Problem is that I tested on old 98 PC with old 10Mbit netword card. Can
the old 10Mbit netword card can be a reason for low speed shown?
If your service is 25 megabits/sec download speed, then the
modem probably has a 10/100BT interface on it. You need a better
network card, a network card with at least the ability to operate
at 100, so that the 25 will not be restricted by the network card.
As it stands right now, your 10 megabit/sec card is the bottleneck.
You cannot go faster than that, at the moment.
Network cards usually have good driver support, and Win98SE
can still be on the driver list. This card operates 10/100/1000,
so can handle anything you're likely to find in a home LAN.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833106121
You can find cheaper cards, and some of those use older chips
that might have older drivers to choose from.
This one for example, is $7, and includes drivers for Win95.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166004
So you can still find support for older computers, with a new
network card.
I don't know if Windows 98 has any speed limitations, in terms
of its networking stack. Maybe you need a "TCP Tuneup", which
involves changing some TCP parameters, to get a better
delay*bandwidth product. Check for old web pages on tuning
TCP for Win98, before you concede defeat. Of course, this
is going to help the most, when that new network card
is installed.
http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php
Paul