Mattisin

that's probably it. i got the cheapest cable i could get. Thanks for your input.

No it's coaxil cable. it goes from the back alley to a splitter then a 50 foot coaxil cord to my modem. Advertised 5000kbts.

:::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1244 Kbps about 1.2 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Download Speed is:: 152 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1) Test Time:: Tue Aug 9 17:11:49 MST 2005 Bottom Line:: 22X faster than 56K 1MB download in 6.74 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 43.31 % of your hosts average (shawcable.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-342ZK8X7R

I have cable internet and i was wondering if my long cable from the back of my house to the front over the roof is creating my poor connection. I running at less then half my advertised speed. I think the cable is a 50 foot one.

I'm pretty sure that gateway is for when your using a router. Your using one right? thanks anyway.

I have this modom If you could explain how to get into the control panel i would appretiate it.

Santa Cruz TCP/Web100 Network Diagnostic Tool v5.3.3d click START to begin Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 446.61Kb/s running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 2.24Mb/s Your PC is connected to a Cable/DSL modem Information: Other network traffic is congesting the link

line test http://www.broadbandreports.com/quality/nil/1811835

Honestly i just shoved it back in, kinda hard cause i'm getting a little mad. Don't worry, i'm feeling better. Finnaly getting some real help with this forum.

I did bypass my router. It seemed to help a lot. Advertised Speed - 5000kbits. Tweaks - http://ttester.broadbandreports.com/tweak/block:5072d4?service=cable&speed=5000&os=winXP&via=normal Spybot and Ad-ware done. Have Sygate. CCleaner also used. Thanks for your help.

HEY! I just got it to work again. I think this onboard card is a real piece. Does anyone really recommend not using onboard network cards?

:::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1697 Kbps about 1.7 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Download Speed is:: 207 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1) Test Time:: Sun Aug 7 11:31:11 MST 2005 Bottom Line:: 30X faster than 56K 1MB download in 4.95 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 59.59 % of your hosts average (shawcable.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-5RMU4CP8X On the right track. Anything else?

I've done ad-ware, spybot, ccleaner. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1378 Kbps about 1.4 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB) Download Speed is:: 168 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Sun Aug 07 2005 11:17:35 GMT-0700 (Mountain Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 25X faster than 56K 1MB download in 6.1 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 48.35 % of your hosts average (shawcable.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-XML9E5H8T http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=values7lm.png Largest MTU Pinging [67.18.179.85] with 40 bytes ->bytes=40 time=119ms TTL=51 Pinging [67.18.179.85] with 750 bytes ->bytes=750 time=184ms TTL=51 Pinging [67.18.179.85] with 1125 bytes ->bytes=1125 time=237ms TTL=52 Pinging [67.18.179.85] with 1312 bytes ->bytes=1312 time=263ms TTL=51 Pinging [67.18.179.85] with 1406 bytes ->bytes=1406 time=276ms TTL=52 Pinging [67.18.179.85] with 1453 bytes ->bytes=1453 time=280ms TTL=51 Pinging [67.18.179.85] with 1476 bytes -> ..fragmented Pinging [67.18.179.85] with 1465 bytes ->bytes=1465 time=282ms TTL=51 Pinging [67.18.179.85] with 1470 bytes ->bytes=1470 time=273ms TTL=51 Pinging [67.18.179.85] with 1473 bytes -> ..fragmented Pinging [67.18.179.85] with 1472 bytes ->bytes=1472 time=276ms TTL=51 The largest possible non-fragmented packet is 1472 (1500 - 28 ICMP & IP headers). You can set your MTU to 1500 Letency Pinging [67.18.179.85] with 32 bytes ->bytes=32 time=111ms TTL=51 Pinging [67.18.179.85] with 32 bytes ->bytes=32 time=90ms TTL=51 Pinging [67.18.179.85] with 32 bytes ->bytes=32 time=87ms TTL=51 Pinging [66.94.230.40] with 32 bytes ->bytes=32 time=73ms TTL=54 Pinging [66.94.230.40] with 32 bytes ->bytes=32 time=69ms TTL=54 Pinging [66.94.230.40] with 32 bytes ->bytes=32 time=68ms TTL=54 Ping statistics for above hosts: Packets: Sent = 6, Received = 6, Lost = 0 (0% loss) Approximate round trip times (RTT) in milli-seconds: Minimum = 68ms, Maximum = 111ms, Average = 83ms

I used to be able to plug the network cable straight into my comp's built-in network card. Yesterday i messed around with the properties and changed the media type to another setting rather that leave it at auto-detect, just to see what whould happen. Well, no more connection is what happend. could it be a power issue? Or is my comp's built in network card just a piece? Card - SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Ad

Thanks. I'll give that a go. Any thought on how to speed up my connection? I'll post any stats you want. Thanks for you time.