Q: How do I get the maximum possible DSL or cable modem speed?
Should I use one of those tweaking programs?

A: See the Navas Cable Modem/DSL Tuning Guide at
<http://Cable-DSL.home.att.net/>.

John Navas wrote:
Ya, right!

"Kim" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:lxgZg.16638$Cq3.11780@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com. ..

John is a professional with some impressive credentials to back-up what he
says, and he's offering some very good advice. I don't agree with all of
his opinions, but he is a professional that deserves some respect. Even if
you have serious issues with his professional advice, altering his words
when you quote them was even more childish than your snipish response.
What are you contributing to this community?

For those who missed John's original post, the correct link to his site is
<http://Cable-DSL.home.att.net/>.

--
Warren H.

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"Warren" wrote:

A professional what?

*TimDaniels*

Timothy Daniels wrote:
Back when I lived in San Diego I had a DSL connection that I suddenly
started having problems with. SBC even came out and could not offer any
solution. I went to John's website and problem solved in 5 min. It was
free, he is not offering things for sale. If you don't want to check it
out, fine. His posts are on the up and up though.

"Tabby" wrote:

What turned out to be the problem?



Navas is a small business computer consultant in northern California.
His website is part of his advertizing. It's undoubtedly also a tax
deduction. And as a consultant, dependent on "image" for business,
he will defend any off-hand statement to the death rather than publicly
admit to an error. Check the Google archives for 1999-2001 postings
in alt.dcom.xdsl and in alt.sys.dcom.xdsl for examples.

*TimDaniels*

Timothy Daniels wrote:
I don't remember exactly. There was a setting in the computer (a Win98
system) that could be set anywhere from 1 to 32767. I ran a script I
obtained from Navas' website that tweaked it and my speed went back up
to what it had always been (~1.5mbs). I had blamed SBC but it wasn't
their fault. I had not made any changes to this value prior so I don't
how the setting got messed up in the first place. I assume some other
software I installed messed it up.

I am familiar with this trait of his from his posts to
alt.cellular.cingular. Still I am grateful to him that I was able to
fix my DSL problem.
Check the Google archives for 1999-2001 postings

Timothy Daniels wrote:
Duh. In general, revenue minus expenses equals income. So of course
business expenses are deductions. It's not like he's getting anything
extra for putting useful information up there instead of just an
advertisement. He doesn't get extra brownie points from the IRS. He gets
to deduct the actual expense, regardless of the value of the content.


So because some people disagree with him, nothing he says is of any value?
I'm sure I can dig-up a few things you've said that others have believed
they sufficiently proven you wrong about that you continued to maintain
your own opinion.

Do I agree with everything John says? No. I don't remember anything
specific, but I'm pretty sure you'll find something he and I disagreed on
sometime in the last decade, and I'm sure you could also dig up people who
agreed with him, as well as people who agreed with me.

But that doesn't invalidate the value of the link he provided. Spending an
hour reading his guide is a better use of time than spending an hour
reading these Usenet groups. Again, don't agree with him 100%. There's no
one I agree with 100%. I don't even agree with myself 100% of the time.
But I feel comfortable enough saying that his page is an excellent
resource, and offers far better advice, and in a more concise way than
many other sites.

Want to disagree with something specific John says? Go ahead. I'm sure if
you nit-pick enough you can find a few things. I know I can. Then take the
time to put together as comprehensive and concise resource as he has, and
then give it away for free. Then come back and tell us about what a great
tax deduction it is.

BTW... John used to spend a lot of time on Usenet helping thousands of
strangers with their problems for free. But you can add him to a growing
list of people who just don't bother anymore. I can't speak for why John
isn't around as much anymore, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was
because the occasional "thank you" stopped being gratifying enough to make
up for all the snipers who apparently stroke their own egos not by
participating constructively, but by flaming those who do.

--
Warren H.

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employer, my friends, nor (as she often tells me) my wife.
Any resemblance to the views of anybody living or dead is
coincidental. No animals were hurt in the writing of this
response -- unless you count my dog who desperately wants
to go outside now.

Power Lawncare Tools for Spring Clean-up:
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"Warren" wrote:

Did I say that?




So after 5 paragraphs, what's your point?

*TimDaniels*

"Tabby" wrote:

Right - for Win98. And according to one of the 2 major PC magazines
and comments in the microsoft newsgroups, the TCP/IP receive window
size is automatically adjusted for prevailing conditions by Windows XP,
but Navas still has the tweak for WinXP. I'd ask him about that, but given
his adamance and pugnacity and refusal to ever admit an error, I'd never
believe his reply.

*TimDaniels*

Timothy Daniels wrote:
Yep, in more words than that...

There ya go...you've proven it's a waste of time to counter your
omnipotent opinion.

On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:41:27 -0700, "Warren" <wholzem@hotmail.com> put
finger to keyboard and composed:

The problem with John Navas is that he is arrogant, abrasive, and
dismissive of other people's opinions. That's not to say that his FAQ
is not an excellent resource. But as for his motivation, I think a
large part of it is self aggrandisement. For example, JN regularly
posts an ad for his "Navas 28800-56K Modem FAQ TM"
(http://modemfaq.home.att.net/) which has not been updated since Win98
and V.90 days. He promotes his "Navas' Best of the BestTM" trademark
(http://modemfaq.home.att.net/faq_f.htm#BestOfBest) which is at best
pointless because it recommends modems that have not been produced for
over a decade and which refers to magazine reviews the last of which
is dated 1996. Yet JN's instructions for obtaining his coveted seal of
approval have been updated as recently as July 19, 2003. <shrug>

- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 'i' from my address when replying by email.

"zaj" wrote:

I made no reference to people disagreeing with Navas.
I did not say nothing that he says is of any value.
I did imply that you can't tell what is true and what isn't in
what he says because he never admits to an error but
rather, he will defend anything he says to the bitter end.

*TimDaniels*

In comp.dcom.xdsl Franc Zabkar <fzabkar@iinternode.on.net> wrote in part:
So? Beggars cannot be choosers. Why would you look for
validation from him or anyone else? It can only come from within.

Precisely. Glass half-empty or half full? Take the best of
what people offer, and do not complain of that which you do
not want. It smacks of ingratitude or worse.

Sp? Are you a qualified mental health professional? And if
perchance you were, you'd know you cannot diagnose on such
thin data. What would it matter anyways? Will you only deal
with those whose motive you judge "pure"?

-- Robert

Franc Zabkar wrote:
Both points may be true. Oh, heck, I'll stipulate that both points are
true.

His guide, however, is fairly neutral, personality-wise. So even if he is
an arrogant, abrasive and dismissing person, that has nothing to do with
his guide.

Allowing personality issues to get in the way of admitting that his guide
is a good resource is a personality problem itself. And it appears there
are a couple of people who are suffering from that disorder. And I'd take
advice from a guy who's also known for his arrogance rather than ignore
his input just because a couple of people don't like the guy.

BTW... Most of the time when I read a technical book I haven't had any
exposure to the author personally. Wouldn't it be foolish if I decided
upon the value of what I read based on whether the author has a
personality that rubs me the wrong way? Since when does personality
matter? And if personality matters, then the poster "Kim" that altered
John's post when she quoted it to change the link to something about "bite
me", and then commented, "Ya, right!" doesn't gain anything for
personality, either.

--
Warren H.

==========
Disclaimer: My views reflect those of myself, and not my
employer, my friends, nor (as she often tells me) my wife.
Any resemblance to the views of anybody living or dead is
coincidental. No animals were hurt in the writing of this
response -- unless you count my dog who desperately wants
to go outside now.

Power Lawncare Tools for Spring Clean-up:
http://www.holzemville.com/mall/blackanddecker/

Tabby wrote:
---blah blah blah snipped ------------

--- bullsh*t snipped------------------

Assuming this guy has all his mental faculties functioning properly, I
am willing to bet that he would have remembered had he really had a
modem problem.

Warren wrote:
----------- snip ----------------

Will you please give it up? From past participation in the dcom.modem
newsgroup I got to know how much Navass really knows about modems, let
alone cable modems. NOTHING!

"Kim" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:hww_g.16433$OE1.1258@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com
Ah... one of the computer elite gods, eh? I broke ranks with them back
in the mid 80's I think. And I am so glad I did.

--
Bill

Franc Zabkar wrote:
-------- snip -----------
------------ snip --------------

No! No! No! The problem with John Navas - whom, I have to admit, only
know through his past postings in the dcom.modem newsgroup - is that he
is John Navas who thinks he knows much and some of you in this group
think he is a god. Neither is right.

Timothy Daniels wrote:
------------- snip------------

That is because he has nothing of value to contribute other than what -
I am assuming - he borrowed from someplace else...