tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post1039276866613150646..comments2007-10-24T08:10:20.447-07:00Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069634565746003311noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-5710023298942027342007-10-24T08:10:20.447-07:002007-10-24T08:10:20.447-07:00Mousky,<BR/><BR/>The new IP stack has backward-compatibility. Just disable RWin AutoTuning. RWin AutoTuning requires Windows Scaling, that your router apparently doesn't have. That's probably why your downloads are horribly slow.<BR/><BR/>And I understand your reluctance to replace something that works fine under Windows XP. But XP doesn't have RWin AutoTuning. RWAT is a major step forward for folks with super fast broadband (which unfortunately doesn't include me 8-{ ).<BR/><BR/>You can look at it either way - glass half empty, or half full. Vista has new features. New features require new hardware. A new router that supports RWAT will cost the same as 1 or 2 months broadband, and you'll be better prepared for the future.Chuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069634565746003311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-20150261535723755032007-10-24T07:43:00.000-07:002007-10-24T07:43:00.000-07:00I second WTF-Over comments. I'm getting fed up with this arrogant attitude that people purchase new hardware. <BR/><BR/>My router works perfectly with my four-year old laptop with XP Home SP2. The internet flies, even over a wireless connection (and were talking 802.11b). Never had any problems with the internet connection.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, my wired connection to my brand new desktop running Vista Home Premium, is a love-hate (mostly hate) relationship. The NIC is Vista Ready. The Internet Connectivity Evaluation tool gives my router a thumbs up save or uPnP (which is disabled). So, according to MS, everything should work like a charm. It doesn't. Downloads are horribly slow.<BR/><BR/>Stop blaming hardware that works in XP, but does not work in Vista. Numerous MS-MVPs and KB titles word the problem as "Router incompatible with Vista". That's incorrect. It should be "Vista incompatible with Router".<BR/><BR/>On paper, the new TCP/IP stack sounds great, but there should be some form of backward-compatibility to make it function like the XP SP2 TCP/IP stack. Why would I want to replace a router that works well under XP? Why should I spend anywhere from $50 to $300 to solve a problem in the OS?Mouskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07273014667865279631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3649034.post-77500618386767776162007-07-29T11:50:00.000-07:002007-07-29T11:50:00.000-07:00Considering the Title and subject of this article...I think it is reasonable to expect MS to repair their New OS rather than expect most of their customers to buy a new router. To suggest that is the ultimate in MS arrogance. <BR/><BR/>In the mean time do not upgrade until the third service pack is available. MS product is usually not stable until then judging by past OS offerings. If you upgrade your laptop and are forced to use Vista....use the COA from your previous XP Laptop and install XP on your new Laptop. Or Switch to Linux both will solve your Vista problems.<BR/><BR/>Maybe if enough people respond in this manner MS will fix their buggy OS instead of having us pay for the priviledge of Beta testing it for them.<BR/><BR/>I am sure most of these problems will be repaired when we are expected to Pay for our upgrade to Vista SR2<BR/><BR/>Best Regards,<BR/><BR/>WTF-OverWTF-overhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241990830450029824noreply@blogger.com