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After copnnecting back to router, speed dropped again: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 406 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 386 kB) Download Speed is:: 50 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Sat Sep 03 2005 15:54:00 GMT+0800 (Malay Peninsula Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 7X faster than 56K 1MB download in 20.48 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 40.36 % of your hosts average (com.sg) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-GXNABWY7K Sigh

Connected directly to the modem, Using the same settings TCP/Web100 Network Diagnostic Tool v5.3.3a click START to begin Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 405.93Kb/s running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 664.31kb/s Your PC is connected to a Cable/DSL modem Information: Other network traffic is congesting the link :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 503 Kbps about 0.5 Mbps (tested with 748 kB) Download Speed is:: 61 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Sat Sep 03 2005 12:07:28 GMT+0800 (Malay Peninsula Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 9X faster than 56K 1MB download in 16.79 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 49.61 % of your hosts average (com.sg) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-EXPTZVAHG The current date is: 03-Sep-05 The current time is: 12:04:28.57 Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] Pinging ndt-hc.twaren.net [211.79.59.246] with 32 bytes of data: Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Ping statistics for 211.79.59.246: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss), Ping Complete. Tracing route to ndt-hc.twaren.net [211.79.59.246] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 1131 ms 1091 ms 1054 ms 10.26.0.1 2 1154 ms 218 ms 15 ms 172.20.26.129 3 17 ms 11 ms 70 ms 172.26.26.1 4 41 ms 34 ms 8 ms 172.20.8.77 5 13 ms 21 ms 11 ms 172.20.8.246 6 15 ms 13 ms 21 ms s4-0-r19.cyberway.com.sg [203.116.6.181] 7 23 ms 20 ms 31 ms 203.118.3.224 8 74 ms 121 ms 74 ms tp_c120_1.twgate.net [203.160.225.97] 9 58 ms 80 ms 60 ms 203.160.227.229 10 60 ms 110 ms 57 ms 203.160.226.42 11 114 ms 64 ms 73 ms 1G-GE-R1.TPC-TPB.twaren.net [211.79.59.69] 12 70 ms 63 ms 64 ms S16-POS-EBT-R1.HCC-TPC.twaren.net [211.79.59.181] 13 67 ms 70 ms 63 ms 211.79.59.194 14 * * * Request timed out. 15 * * * Request timed out. 16 * * * Request timed out. 17 * * * Request timed out. 18 * * * Request timed out. 19 * * * Request timed out. 20 * * * Request timed out. 21 * * * Request timed out. 22 * * * Request timed out. 23 * * * Request timed out. 24 * * * Request timed out. 25 * * * Request timed out. 26 * * * Request timed out. 27 * * * Request timed out. 28 * * * Request timed out. 29 * * * Request timed out. 30 * * * Request timed out. Trace complete. Argghhh!!! What exactly is wrong? My ISP? Ed

Have the lastest firmware. How can I tweak the router?

Made changes as u recommended. Speed Tes @ twaren: TCP/Web100 Network Diagnostic Tool v5.3.3a click START to begin Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 405.89Kb/s running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 472.99kb/s Your PC is connected to a Cable/DSL modem Information: Other network traffic is congesting the link Traceroute: The current date is: 03-Sep-05 The current time is: 10:19:18.18 Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] Pinging ndt-hc.twaren.net [211.79.59.246] with 32 bytes of data: Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Request timed out. Ping statistics for 211.79.59.246: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss), Ping Complete. Tracing route to ndt-hc.twaren.net [211.79.59.246] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1 2 8 ms 11 ms 10 ms 10.26.0.1 3 14 ms 34 ms 13 ms 172.20.26.129 4 14 ms 19 ms 9 ms 172.26.26.1 5 21 ms 11 ms 14 ms 172.20.8.45 6 15 ms 11 ms 8 ms 172.20.8.242 7 14 ms 52 ms 14 ms s4-0-r19.cyberway.com.sg [203.116.6.181] 8 11 ms 17 ms 13 ms 203.118.3.160 9 64 ms 61 ms 70 ms 203.160.225.85 10 63 ms 66 ms 66 ms 203.160.228.110 11 61 ms 61 ms 60 ms 203.160.226.42 12 56 ms 59 ms 57 ms 211.79.59.201 13 65 ms 69 ms 64 ms S16-POS-EBT-R1.HCC-TPC.twaren.net [211.79.59.181] 14 72 ms * 58 ms 211.79.59.194 15 * * * Request timed out. 16 * * * Request timed out. 17 * * * Request timed out. 18 * * * Request timed out. 19 * * * Request timed out. 20 * * * Request timed out. 21 * * * Request timed out. 22 * * * Request timed out. 23 * * * Request timed out. 24 * * * Request timed out. 25 * * * Request timed out. 26 * * * Request timed out. 27 * * * Request timed out. 28 * * * Request timed out. 29 * * * Request timed out. 30 * * * Request timed out. Trace complete. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1538 Kbps about 1.5 Mbps (tested with 748 kB) Download Speed is:: 188 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Sat Sep 03 2005 10:15:10 GMT+0800 (Malay Peninsula Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 27X faster than 56K 1MB download in 5.45 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 51.83 % faster than the average for host (com.sg) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-0NWSJRAT3 Still way below the 6500kps. Sharing a connection with another comupter on the router, but even with that comp switced off, the results are still the same... Ed

Did the tests without ZoneAlarm. Thinking of installing another firewall instead.

http://ttester.broadbandreports.com/tweak/block:3d5031?service=cable&speed=6500&os=winXP&via=enternet Result of Tracert: The current date is: 29-Aug-05 The current time is: 0:16:19.95 Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] Pinging testmy.net [67.18.179.85] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=276ms TTL=44 Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=257ms TTL=44 Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=271ms TTL=44 Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=274ms TTL=44 Ping statistics for 67.18.179.85: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 257ms, Maximum = 276ms, Average = 269ms Ping Complete. Tracing route to testmy.net [67.18.179.85] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1 2 10 ms 7 ms 11 ms 10.26.0.1 3 19 ms 11 ms 11 ms 172.20.26.129 4 11 ms 11 ms 11 ms 172.26.26.1 5 14 ms 10 ms 11 ms 172.20.8.125 6 14 ms 11 ms 15 ms 203.116.5.97 7 12 ms 12 ms 12 ms gi2-3-0-an-utl-int02.starhub.net.sg [203.118.3.234] 8 218 ms 217 ms 230 ms sl-gw25-stk-8-2.sprintlink.net [144.228.47.69] 9 217 ms 257 ms 219 ms sl-bb20-stk-8-1.sprintlink.net [144.232.4.217] 10 222 ms 218 ms 218 ms sl-bb20-sj-9-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.20.99] 11 220 ms 220 ms 231 ms sl-bb25-sj-13-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.3.198] 12 244 ms 247 ms 244 ms sl-bb23-ana-6-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.20.158] 13 245 ms 242 ms 241 ms sl-bb25-ana-14-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.1.166] 14 256 ms 258 ms 270 ms sl-bb24-fw-1-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.9.65] 15 258 ms 260 ms 256 ms sl-bb27-fw-14-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.11.74] 16 271 ms 272 ms 271 ms sl-st20-dal-13-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.20.83] 17 257 ms 269 ms 261 ms sl-mercuryinter-25-0.sprintlink.net [144.223.244.142] 18 276 ms 258 ms 454 ms dist-vlan31.dsr3-1.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.127.29] 19 271 ms 274 ms 274 ms dist-vlan41.dsr2-1.dllstx4.theplanet.com [70.85.127.83] 20 259 ms 260 ms 259 ms gig1-0-2.tp-car9-1.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.116.85] 21 271 ms 262 ms 276 ms 85.67-18-179.reverse.theplanet.com [67.18.179.85] Trace complete. My advertised speed is 6500/384 but my testmy.net result is as follow: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 199 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 97 kB) Download Speed is:: 24 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Mon Aug 29 2005 00:19:10 GMT+0800 (Malay Peninsula Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB download in 42.67 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 19.47 % of your hosts average (com.sg) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-TPU7O8MRA :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 183 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 97 kB) Upload Speed is:: 22 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1) Test Time:: Mon Aug 29 2005 00:19:46 GMT+0800 (Malay Peninsula Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 3X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 46.55 sec Diagnosis: 90% + Okay : running at 90.15 % of your hosts average (com.sg) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-GX3BI27UM Using Vanburens cablenut settings version 7's cable % dsl 6000/384 I'm connecting through a linksys BEFW11S4 router. Wired lan cable to my Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC Please help me. Many thanks!