I just tweak window's registry to set the TcpAckFrequency default value to 1 instead of 2. I explained how to do it in the lowerping thread below. However got flamed cos some people dun know how to do it lolx. Anyways, am playing with 200ms latency now using the windows registry tweak plus my website loading times are AWESOME! really dang fast. It has to do with windows.

You see the way it works is windows sets your pc to ping the server and waits for a reply then ping again for more info. Whereas once i set the default to 1 it just pings the server like a mad man lolx. So ping and keep on telling the server that it needs more info instead of waiting for the server to reply then ping again. I hope this explains how my method works.

**Do not this might not work for some. But so far among my friends about 30++ of them it works compared to 4 of them of whom this method doesn't work.

And now to explain how to do this:-

1. Run Regedit
2. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > System > CurrentControlSet > Services > Tcpip > Parameters > Interfaces
3. under Interfaces you open one of the folders (The one with your ip)
4. Right Click and New>DWORD Value
5. Value name : TcpAckFrequency : Value Data = 1

6. Close and restart.

I understand there will be a few folders to choose from I did it by trial and error, i.e. DO one the test wow, check ping, if it's not low enough then do the same in another folder to get the right folder, cos i could not find one which stated my i.p.

I know not everyone likes to tweak their registry but those who like to this is another option instead of installing linux.

Hope this helps =)

that could be explained if your streamyx ip is being really crappy to the point even normal surfing response is affected. torrent wise i wouldnt know for sure atm, but i suspect its just mere cases of seed/peers getting better ACK's, and able to send files quicker to you? overall BANDWIDTH (note that its different from response/latency) will still be degraded from the registry tweak.

General:
. Reduced network latency by disabling the Nagle algorithm.

I wonder why some people are here against registry tweaks? Scared of the machine? O_O lolx.

I'm running xp sp2 and did the registry add "TcpAckFrequency" and my latency went from 400-500 down below 100; back where I was before the patch.

I never knew something so simple would work so well. I'm glad we have players out there that know what they're doing and are willing to post about solutions to problems.

lol it doesnt help much, but there is reduction, probably 10-30% reduction.

im sticking to my VM cuz it also help in my DSL signal lost recovery to prevent me from dropping WoW
not to mention slightly additional lower pings