Multilink settings in Windows 2000 Pro

Many Windows 2000 users are reporting slow browser connections and problems with downloading their POP mail.

WVNET has discovered the source of the problem to be a default setting in Windows 2000, which has Multilink set ON by default. For optimum performance, Multilink needs to be set to OFF.

Multilink is a point-to-point protocol, which enables a computer to use two or more communications ports as if they were a single port of greater bandwidth. This means that if you use two modems to connect to the Internet, you can connect at double the speed of a single modem. MULTILINK IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR WVNET INTERNET DIALUP MODEM USERS.

To configure the Multilink setting on Windows 2000, follow these steps:

1. right click on "My Network Places"
2. left click on "Properties"
3. right click on the WVNET dialup connection icon
4. left click on "Properties"
5. left click on "Networking" tab
6. click on the "Settings" button
7. Unckeck "Negotiate Multilink for single link connections"
8. click "OK"
9. click "OK"