cholla

I have only played around with Linux a little.

I've never used a MacOS.

Right now I'm using various versions of Windows 7 but I still have both XP & XP Pro I can boot into.

Also a Vista & like I posted a Windows 98 SE if I really need to.

None virtual. I never got into the virtual OS's either.

I do use a software that is basically a Sandbox when I feel I need it.

This is not a plug for it but it is called Shadow Defender & it has been a good software for my use.

I have many softwares that are for Windows so I need to stick with it for those.

If Windows ever get too bad & I can't update certain software in older versions I might try Linux.

Probably the newest version of Windows first though.

I hope to completely bypass Windows 10.

Not that Windows 11 or whatever MS decides to call it will be any better.

Like many I use Windows because it is what I learned on mostly & it is compatible with so much.

I believe since Vista it is spyware for the benefit of MS.

So anything a user does can be had by MS if they want it.

@tdawnaz 

I'm sure it was something I wrote I just never found out what.

ROCO had even sent me a new email address when he changed ISPs.

We had several emails over a couple of years then none.

I looked through my old download installers I have saved.

I have the 4.08 installer that shows 2007 as the date I downloaded it.

I don't have CableNut installed on my computers any more.

I bet it is still on my mothballed IBM with Windows 98 SE on it.

It's probably been 3 or 4 years since I booted it.

It booted fine but surfed very poorly.

No web site likes even the latest version of a browser that Windows 98SE will run,

Which is some old FireFox portable.

I keep it so if I want to run some old program if I need to.

RIP ROCO .

I communicated with ROCO by email for a while.

Both that way & on the forum we discussed many things.

He really liked his Citroen cars.

I must have emailed something that pissed him off.

He suddenly stopped answering emails from me.

I sent about 4 more emails to see if I could find out the reason.

Then a couple of more times over several years but no response.

I didn't want to spam ROCO.

I guess he had his reasons.

CA3LE

I did a couple of trace routes for you.

My speed is right the max speed I pay for to a little above.

That is to the Dallas server.

This is the to Dallas trace route:

Tracing route to dallas.testmy.net [45.32.203.96]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.1.1
  2     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  3    13 ms     9 ms    10 ms  173-219-226-228.suddenlink.net [173.219.226.228]
  4    41 ms    31 ms    28 ms  173-219-233-250.suddenlink.net [173.219.233.250]
  5     *        *       30 ms  dls-b23-link.ip.twelve99.net [213.248.88.228]
  6    27 ms    25 ms    25 ms  ntt-ic325660-dls-b23.ip.twelve99-cust.net [62.115.156.249]
  7    26 ms    25 ms    25 ms  ae-7.r25.dllstx09.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.5.25]
  8    25 ms    25 ms    26 ms  ae-1.a01.dllstx09.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129.250.3.30]
  9    27 ms    25 ms    25 ms  ae-0.choopa.dllstx09.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [128.241.219.54]
 10     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 11     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 12     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 13    27 ms    35 ms    26 ms  dallas.testmy.net [45.32.203.96]

Trace complete.

I hope I did this correctly to the Australia server:

Just for a long distance comparison.

Tracing route to AU.testmy.net [45.32.189.44]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.1.1
  2     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  3     9 ms     8 ms     9 ms  173-219-226-228.suddenlink.net [173.219.226.228]
  4    29 ms    31 ms    30 ms  173-219-233-250.suddenlink.net [173.219.233.250]
  5    26 ms    27 ms    24 ms  dls-b23-link.ip.twelve99.net [213.248.88.228]
  6     *       25 ms    25 ms  dls-b24-link.ip.twelve99.net [62.115.137.107]
  7    56 ms    56 ms    56 ms  las-b22-link.ip.twelve99.net [62.115.118.247]
  8    87 ms    54 ms    54 ms  las-b24-link.ip.twelve99.net [62.115.125.163]
  9    58 ms    55 ms    56 ms  superloop348779-svc066166-ic348780.ip.twelve99-cust.net [62.115.179.17]
 10   204 ms   204 ms   203 ms  hundredgige0-0-1-2-120.bdr01-ipt-47bourke-syd.au.superloop.net.co [103.200.13.169]
 11   249 ms   230 ms   248 ms  27.122.122.95
 12     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 13   270 ms   269 ms   270 ms  180.189.25.6
 14     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 15     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 16     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 17   208 ms   209 ms   208 ms  au.testmy.net [45.32.189.44]

Trace complete.

I took a couple of screen shots.

This is a test from where I am in Texas to the Australia server.

This is a test to the server in Dallas,Texas from where I am in Texas.

So you can see that the flag changes with the server chosen.

The speed is just a little over what I'm paying for.

I pay for 20Mbps max. Download

Welcome to the forum.

I would search for & read some reviews recommended modems for AT&T DSL .

There probably is a better one.

I had AT&T DSL a long time ago .

I am in town so I got the paid for speed.

This may not work for you & AT&T may not offer this any more.

I dropped my landline but kept DSL.

This allowed me a dedicated DSL line with no filters needed.

This did get the speed to the max paid speed fairly constantly.

I went to cell phone only for a while.

Then I went to VOIP with Skype.

It worked OK since I didn't video Skype.

I have cable now & I use an OOMA Telo for my VOIP.

I believe it will also work with DSL.

I doubt the Firestick will ever stream well with DSL.

I dropped any satellite or cable TV .

I have a good antenna & get my TV OTA.

For YouTube.

Download with a downloader .

Then play with a video player on your computer.

I use this downloader: Just keep using the free starter version.It works well for most things.

https://www.4kdownload.com/products/product-videodownloader

VLC is a good media player that will play most videos.

It works a lot better than WMP.

8 hours ago, xs1 said:

 

 

@cholla      ?? Now a days, not everything needs to have a literal meaning. It doesn't take much to become a meme.

 

It's easier to show than tell :)

 Thanks for the reply.

I just like a good joke if there is one.

I had seen the Bernie meme on the internet.

That's how I knew who it was.

I just thought there might be more when he was on the hood of a Chinese car or at least a car with Chinese writing on the door.

I'm not an expert it could even be Japanese writing.

I don't plan on learning either.

I guess it can be good to know:

On 1/15/2021 at 1:50 PM, Terrific said:

YES! Turning off the Opera VPN totally solved my miserable internet speed problem. I was getting speeds of .3Mbps from my wifi and the same when I tethered my desktop imac to my phone. Yet my data speeds on my phone were over 10Mbps. Reading your post I immediately turned the Opera vpn off and my wifi speeds went to 10Mbps and my tethered speed went to 17Mbps. So thanks for the information!

 Glad this helped you.

I've used Opera a long time & like it as a browser.

I only use the VPN when I feel I need it.

@xs1 ,

I don't get it.

What is the reason for Bernie Sanders on a Chinese car hood ?

I would like to get the joke.

Not talking politics but so you know I consider myself a conservative.

I still have the same desktop as the last one I posted.

I don't change mine very often.

Thanks for testing this Sean.

I also noticed the Opera VPN had the auto adjusted smaller Download size.

The speed on a download other than testmynet is much slower that the testmynet test speed.

20Kb/s for example on a video download.

Test with Dallas server Opera Free VPN Off verses On.

The speed I pay my ISP for is 20 Mbps Down & 2 Mbps Up.

So with the VPN off I get a little above that.

Like the title states:

All the locations of the onboard Opera Browser VPN are much slower testing speed.

Is this normal for other members ?

I suspect it is but I thought I would ask.

With VPN off the test is a little above what I pay for.

I could post the results but I have slow internet for cable so no speed records being set by me.

12 hours ago, xs1 said:

First of all, HOW THE F**K did you find that?? ???  i swear to do GOD i searched for like a good... 30 minutes.. trying to use the forum search.. tried the exact title, tried variations of the title, took out words, added words.... NOTHING! I was trying to find that EXACT thread and the search brought up random dumb shit... Like wtf? it doesn't work for me?! see??

 

This is how I searched:If you try it then Show off your desktop should be in the list.

I searched & found the old topic "Show off your Desktop"

It even had a part II.

Almost none of the images of desktops are there.

So this is the one I have now on my desktop.

My laptop is just Windows blue.

Hi  xs1,

On looking at your earlier post You weren't that insulting.

Called Kiwegapawa  a novelist although I believe it implies fiction.

Then questioned whether an ISP would bother to do this to one person.

Probably the tin foil hat picture is what got the response.

I was also a moderator here at one time.

Remember the old site all gray with an alien or monster as the logo.

This site did really get busy a while after that.

The movie quote topic &  name the song  were so busy it was like playing a game.

Too bad it has slowed down so much.

@ Kiwegapawa  

I agree with you that xs1 was insulting to you..

I have to be on good behavior on this forum but I prefer not to explain why.

So that's about all I can say about the insult.

I have no reason to doubt what you have posted about your battle with  certain ISPs.

Or the problems you have had with them.

I looked at your profile & you are just a couple of years younger than me.

I don't have anywhere near your experience with the Internet or coding.

I'm a above an average user but not an expert.

My broadband is low speed but when I test I'm getting slightly over what I'm paying for.

At least most of the time.

13 hours ago, Kiwegapawa said:

Just a heads up in surprised what I caught I hadn't before.

Window scaling heuristics are not supported in this version of Windows.
Changing window scaling heuristics settings will have no effect.

What version of Windows are you using?

The recommended setting is Disabled.

If you want to test it.

Th enable:

netsh int tcp set heuristics enabled 

To disable

netsh int tcp set heuristics disabled

Receive Window Auto-Tuning Level is different.

13 hours ago, Kiwegapawa said:

But WiFi MTU is 1500 and Ethernet is; 21548900039, in and 624249420, out.

 How or where  did you get those Ethernet settings ?

I only have Ethernet on my desktop & it shows MTU=1500. 

I could check my laptop but didn't.

13 hours ago, Kiwegapawa said:

There in why I buy my own and avoid those pushed by the ISP service. I got two decades of stories on the point. Got to buy that modem ment for the user, not the service. 

I did buy my own modem. It had to be on the ISPs modem list.

It is a Motorola Arris Surfboard.

These are my settings:

C:\>netsh interface tcp show global
TCP Global Parameters
----------------------------------------------
Receive-Side Scaling State          : enabled
Chimney Offload State               : automatic
NetDMA State                        : enabled
Direct Cache Acess (DCA)            : disabled
Receive Window Auto-Tuning Level    : normal
Add-On Congestion Control Provider  : ctcp
ECN Capability                      : disabled
RFC 1323 Timestamps                 : disabled

C:\>netsh interface tcp show heuristics
TCP Window Scaling heuristics Parameters
----------------------------------------------
Window Scaling heuristics         : disabled
Qualifying Destination Threshold  : 3
Profile type unknown              : normal
Profile type public               : normal
Profile type private              : normal
Profile type domain               : normal

The  netsh command for MTU show is the computer setting,

Not the router or modem settings.

Those are usually checked & set by going to 192.168.1.1 .From a browser,

I can set the MTU in my router.

My modem is mostly controlled by my ISP.

21 hours ago, Amanmd said:

So finally after 2-3 months I found out what was happening. Turns out there was mtu value mismatch between router and the isp. Isp had 1500 mtu(minimum transmission unit) and in my router's setting it was 1450. As soon as I changed to 1500 it worked just fine.

Run Command Prompt as Administrator.

 This will let you check your MTU for ipv4:

Type:
 netsh interface ipv4 show subinterfaces

If it isn't 1500MTU for your computer you can set it like this:

 netsh interface ipv4 set subinterface "Local Area Connection" mtu=1500 store=persistent

Then check it again with the show command.

If you have a wireless connection also you need to set the MTU for it also.

@ Kiwegapawa

I don't know what to do for your problem.

I hope someone that does will post.

On 6/25/2020 at 5:27 PM, cholla said:

Try these commands in the Command Prompt for some fun.

They won't harm anything,

netsh int tcp show global

 

netsh interface tcp show heuristics

 

 netsh interface ipv4 show subinterfaces

 It was this post. It is in this thread..

I hadn't checked this forum used to show post numbers but it doesn't anymore.

The commands I posted won't cause any problems or change any settings because they are just show commands.

The netsh can do a lot of things so take care if you look up other commands for it.

Thanks.

That works for me.

I still liked when all that was needed was to scroll & look for a green light under the avatar on each post.

Just easier.

Not to get political but I don't like Soros or Schumer.

If you can make the Internet better more power to you.

On a lighter note?

Me at my first computer:

I never had a Tandy or a monitor back them.

The Commodore 64 use a regular TV for a monitor.

I still have this Commodore 64 & a single & dual 5 1/4  Floppy drives for it.

I still play games on it sometimes.

I like one called Death Sword.

I know there are emulators & I tried one but it is different than playing on the Commodore 64.

I remember the Pong games.

The ones I remember were in arcades or bars.

I remember a bar having a sit down model.

The screen faced up on a table.

I believe two players could play against each other on this machine.

The IBM PL300 still has it's original hard drive with Windows 98 SE on it

Pentium 3..

It worked the last time I booted it but that was about 2 years ago.

It probably still works.

My first computer was a Commodore 64.

My first real computer was an IBM 300PL .

Try these commands in the Command Prompt for some fun.

They won't harm anything,

netsh int tcp show global

netsh interface tcp show heuristics

 netsh interface ipv4 show subinterfaces

Neither ping or tracert is in the Help list ..

I didn't see but one page.

I know about the title bar dropdown.

I'm not a stranger to using the command prompt.

This is what I get:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\>help
For more information on a specific command, type HELP command-name
ASSOC          Displays or modifies file extension associations.
ATTRIB         Displays or changes file attributes.
BREAK          Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.
BCDEDIT        Sets properties in boot database to control boot loading.
CACLS          Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of files.
CALL           Calls one batch program from another.
CD             Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHCP           Displays or sets the active code page number.
CHDIR          Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
CHKDSK         Checks a disk and displays a status report.
CHKNTFS        Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot time.
CLS            Clears the screen.
CMD            Starts a new instance of the Windows command interpreter.
COLOR          Sets the default console foreground and background colors.
COMP           Compares the contents of two files or sets of files.
COMPACT        Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS partitions.
CONVERT        Converts FAT volumes to NTFS.  You cannot convert the
               current drive.
COPY           Copies one or more files to another location.
DATE           Displays or sets the date.
DEL            Deletes one or more files.
DIR            Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.
DISKCOMP       Compares the contents of two floppy disks.
DISKCOPY       Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.
DISKPART       Displays or configures Disk Partition properties.
DOSKEY         Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and
               creates macros.
DRIVERQUERY    Displays current device driver status and properties.
ECHO           Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or off.
ENDLOCAL       Ends localization of environment changes in a batch file.
ERASE          Deletes one or more files.
EXIT           Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter).
FC             Compares two files or sets of files, and displays the
               differences between them.
FIND           Searches for a text string in a file or files.
FINDSTR        Searches for strings in files.
FOR            Runs a specified command for each file in a set of files.
FORMAT         Formats a disk for use with Windows.
FSUTIL         Displays or configures the file system properties.
FTYPE          Displays or modifies file types used in file extension
               associations.
GOTO           Directs the Windows command interpreter to a labeled line in
               a batch program.
GPRESULT       Displays Group Policy information for machine or user.
GRAFTABL       Enables Windows to display an extended character set in
               graphics mode.
HELP           Provides Help information for Windows commands.
ICACLS         Display, modify, backup, or restore ACLs for files and
               directories.
IF             Performs conditional processing in batch programs.
LABEL          Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a disk.
MD             Creates a directory.
MKDIR          Creates a directory.
MKLINK         Creates Symbolic Links and Hard Links
MODE           Configures a system device.
MORE           Displays output one screen at a time.
MOVE           Moves one or more files from one directory to another
               directory.
OPENFILES      Displays files opened by remote users for a file share.
PATH           Displays or sets a search path for executable files.
PAUSE          Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a message.
POPD           Restores the previous value of the current directory saved by
               PUSHD.
PRINT          Prints a text file.
PROMPT         Changes the Windows command prompt.
PUSHD          Saves the current directory then changes it.
RD             Removes a directory.
RECOVER        Recovers readable information from a bad or defective disk.
REM            Records comments (remarks) in batch files or CONFIG.SYS.
REN            Renames a file or files.
RENAME         Renames a file or files.
REPLACE        Replaces files.
RMDIR          Removes a directory.
ROBOCOPY       Advanced utility to copy files and directory trees
SET            Displays, sets, or removes Windows environment variables.
SETLOCAL       Begins localization of environment changes in a batch file.
SC             Displays or configures services (background processes).
SCHTASKS       Schedules commands and programs to run on a computer.
SHIFT          Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in batch files.
SHUTDOWN       Allows proper local or remote shutdown of machine.
SORT           Sorts input.
START          Starts a separate window to run a specified program or command.
SUBST          Associates a path with a drive letter.
SYSTEMINFO     Displays machine specific properties and configuration.
TASKLIST       Displays all currently running tasks including services.
TASKKILL       Kill or stop a running process or application.
TIME           Displays or sets the system time.
TITLE          Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.
TREE           Graphically displays the directory structure of a drive or
               path.
TYPE           Displays the contents of a text file.
VER            Displays the Windows version.
VERIFY         Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are written
               correctly to a disk.
VOL            Displays a disk volume label and serial number.
XCOPY          Copies files and directory trees.
WMIC           Displays WMI information inside interactive command shell.

For more information on tools see the command-line reference in the online help.

C:\>ping

Usage: ping [-t] [-a] [-n count] [-l size] [-f] [-i TTL] [-v TOS]
            [-r count] [-s count] [[-j host-list] | [-k host-list]]
            [-w timeout] [-R] [-S srcaddr] [-4] [-6] target_name

Options:
    -t             Ping the specified host until stopped.
                   To see statistics and continue - type Control-Break;
                   To stop - type Control-C.
    -a             Resolve addresses to hostnames.
    -n count       Number of echo requests to send.
    -l size        Send buffer size.
    -f             Set Don't Fragment flag in packet (IPv4-only).
    -i TTL         Time To Live.
    -v TOS         Type Of Service (IPv4-only. This setting has been deprecated
                   and has no effect on the type of service field in the IP Header).
    -r count       Record route for count hops (IPv4-only).
    -s count       Timestamp for count hops (IPv4-only).
    -j host-list   Loose source route along host-list (IPv4-only).
    -k host-list   Strict source route along host-list (IPv4-only).
    -w timeout     Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply.
    -R             Use routing header to test reverse route also (IPv6-only).
    -S srcaddr     Source address to use.
    -4             Force using IPv4.
    -6             Force using IPv6.


C:\>tracert

Usage: tracert [-d] [-h maximum_hops] [-j host-list] [-w timeout]
               [-R] [-S srcaddr] [-4] [-6] target_name

Options:
    -d                 Do not resolve addresses to hostnames.
    -h maximum_hops    Maximum number of hops to search for target.
    -j host-list       Loose source route along host-list (IPv4-only).
    -w timeout         Wait timeout milliseconds for each reply.
    -R                 Trace round-trip path (IPv6-only).
    -S srcaddr         Source address to use (IPv6-only).
    -4                 Force using IPv4.
    -6                 Force using IPv6.