mike456

is downloading/uploading speeds all about your internet connection or is it your computer too? my speeds are horrible, but I thought they are supposed to be good because I have a cable connection

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DOMS

That is way too damn slow for cable.

If you PC is very old, then yes, it'll slow things down. What are specs of your CPU and memory? What OS are you running?

Are there any other PCs attached to the cable modem? Are you currently downloading anything from file sharing?

mike456

my PC is brand new. I am using Windows, and I got 448 MB ram AMD athlon 64 proccessor. No other compters attatched, no I am not dling anything

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DOMS

Are you running a fire wall? If so, what company is it from?

Who's your cable provider?

Have you called your provider to complain?

Are you using Windows XP or Windows Vista?

Oh, and you're memory is too low. You should have at least 512 (that doesn't share with the on board video). Try to get a gig if you can afford it. It should be around $80 or so.

mike456

windows firewall
roadrunner
didnt call
xp
think memory is 512
dont no y it says 448
sorry I am typing on psp

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DOMS

NP.

Try turning off your firewall. I'm don't think this will help, but you should try it anyway. Start Button -> Control Panel -> Windows Firewall -> "Off" radio button. The security center will complain about the firewall being turned off, but don't worry about it. Don't forget to turn it back on after you run a speed test.

You really need more memory, but it's not cause of this problem.

Call your provider and ask them about it. Also, try running the speed test early in the morning. It could be that your cable isn't provisioned too well (too many people are one line). So if it runs well in the morning (when most people aren't online), you'll know it's not your PC but crappy service.

Go here and download and run the TCP Optimizer. Just click on the radio button that reads "auto" or something like that. I've been using this site since 1997. This will set your network settings so that they will run at their best.

maniclion

The thing with cable service is if your neighbors are all hogging the line then your going to get stuck in the traffic...

"We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Natures inexhaustible sources of energy — sun, wind and tide. ... I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that."
Thomas Edison: In conversation with Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone

BoneCrusher

That's pretty much old skool ... most cable internet infrastructures are able to handle massive traffic now.

You have other issues such as what DOMS provided input on. Also look at what processes are running, how much of your CPU is being used ... 100% cpu usage = slow processing times and slow up/down speeds.

ctrl/alt/delete ... click the performance tab and do a speed test while watching your cpu and memory usage. This will allow you to observe how your system is dealing with the task and tell you if the issues are internal or not.

maniclion

Not in my neighborhood, I can't do anything useful except browse the net until later at night. Most of my neighbors are older but they have Internet access because when I search for my wireless router, all of theirs pop-up too, only thing is mines the only one secured, they all have open systems so who knows if their neighbors aren't jumping in and using it for themselves to do massive downloading....? I just know my network opens up a lot better later at night? Maybe it's after stuff cools down they run more efficiently, but I don't know for sure.

"We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Natures inexhaustible sources of energy — sun, wind and tide. ... I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that."
Thomas Edison: In conversation with Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone

min0 lee

Where in Manhatten are you? I need to suck some blood.

maniclion

Gangmembers or brothers(you know black people?<said in nerdy white guy voice>

"We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Natures inexhaustible sources of energy — sun, wind and tide. ... I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that."
Thomas Edison: In conversation with Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone

KelJu

You guys suck!

min0 lee

viet_jon

wow, that's badass.

My speed tests show 3000k+, but I rarely download more than 1.3 meg/sec.

I love dog meat.

KelJu

Lawl, I cheated. I am on my school network. I should be listening to my professor rather than goofing off on IM.

mike456

when I did speed test that was the only thing I was running

my dad just told me that we have the cheapest cable service

so that explains it

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KelJu

The only difference between your service and max service is a band filter installed at your cable junction box. You can usually remove that filter and get full service. I did it for a friend at his apartment, and he never got caught.

mike456

TY doms I will try that stuff out

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mike456

explain please

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DOMS

NP.

DOMS

Uh-oh, you're about to wonder into the nerdy TFTP zone.

BoneCrusher

BoneCrusher

Attention Wal-Mart Photoshopers ...

mike456

what is the difference between kilobits and kilobytes?

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KelJu

Lawl, that is our campus T3. I took that while I was in class.

KelJu

What does TFTP have to do with band filters?

KelJu

Deivde it by 8. 8 bits make a byte.

DOMS

The Comcast routers could be uncapped by using TFTP to make the modem ignore the real TFTP servers.

mike456

tried running speed test with firewall off got same results.

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mike456

don't live in Manhattan, sorry

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