How to Adjust the Speed of My Local Area Connection

1

Hold down the "Start" key and the "R" key on your keyboard to bring up the run dialogue box.

2

Type in "gpedit.msc"

3

Browse to "Administrative Templates>Network>QoS Packet Scheduler."

4

Right click on "Limit Reservable Bandwidth" and click "Edit."

5

Type in a percent, such as "20 percent." For a 100mbit LAN, the computer will be limited to 20 percent of this, or 20mbits. Click "OK" and exit the Local Group Policy Editor.

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TELNET

platter:~ steve$ telnet gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com 25
Trying 74.125.155.27...
Connected to gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 mx.google.com ESMTP y27si6889009wfi.2
HELO platter.wordtothewise.com
250 mx.google.com at your service
MAIL FROM:<steve@blighty.com>
250 2.1.0 OK y27si6889009wfi.2
RCPT TO:<playingwithtelnet@gmail.com>
250 2.1.5 OK y27si6889009wfi.2
DATA
354  Go ahead y27si6889009wfi.2
From: <steve@blighty.com>
To: <playingwithtelnet@gmail.com>
Subject: Just a test email

The body of the mail goes here.          
.
250 2.0.0 OK 1276638161 y27si6889009wfi.2
QUIT
221 2.0.0 closing connection y27si6889009wfi.2
Connection closed by foreign host.

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TELNET

platter:~ steve$ telnet gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com 25
Trying 74.125.155.27...
Connected to gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 mx.google.com ESMTP y27si6889009wfi.2
HELO platter.wordtothewise.com
250 mx.google.com at your service
MAIL FROM:<steve@blighty.com>
250 2.1.0 OK y27si6889009wfi.2
RCPT TO:<playingwithtelnet@gmail.com>
250 2.1.5 OK y27si6889009wfi.2
DATA
354  Go ahead y27si6889009wfi.2
From: <steve@blighty.com>
To: <playingwithtelnet@gmail.com>
Subject: Just a test email

The body of the mail goes here.          
.
250 2.0.0 OK 1276638161 y27si6889009wfi.2
QUIT
221 2.0.0 closing connection y27si6889009wfi.2
Connection closed by foreign host.

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