shotinthedark

Ok I'll start this off by saying I'm not sure if this will help everyone. Chances are it won't if your connection doesn't use your ethernet card or if your card doesn't support the option. Recently I formatted and then updated my drivers. I noticed my speed had TANKED badly on these tests. I was getting like 30-40% worse than "average for my host". I tried everything to fix it. Virus scans, adware/spyware scans, numerous optimization programs. And some of the steps I followed made a difference. But I never got above the average for my host. For awhile I gave up. And then I decided to screw around on my own. The fruits of that below: 1) Right click My Computer, select Properties 2) Goto the Hardware Tab, Click the Device Manager button (first from the top) 3) Go down to "Network Adapters" 4) Right click the Ethernet adapter you are using to connect with, then go to Properties 5) Goto the Advanced tab 6) There should be options here, leave most of them alone. Go down to "Optimize For" or "Optimize" (click the text) 7) If CPU is selected, change it to "Throughput" Restart your computer and power cycle the modem At any rate, that fixed my speed issues on Windows XP.

[tt] Tracing route to testmy.net [67.18.179.85] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 * * * Request timed out. 2 * 7 ms * ge-1-4-ur01.beechgrove.in.indiana.comcast.net [68.86.185.9] 3 6 ms * 6 ms te-8-1-ur02.beechgrove.in.indiana.comcast.net [68.86.184.26] 4 7 ms * 7 ms te-9-1-ur01.lawrence.in.indiana.comcast.net [68.86.184.30] 5 11 ms 10 ms 10 ms te-9-4-ar02.indianapolis.in.indiana.comcast.net [68.86.184.81] 6 9 ms 11 ms 11 ms te-9-2-ar01.indianapolis.in.indiana.comcast.net [68.86.184.33] 7 10 ms 10 ms 10 ms pos-2-0-gsr01.indianapolis.in.indiana.comcast.net [68.86.184.181] 8 20 ms 20 ms 20 ms 12.118.180.37 9 46 ms 48 ms 47 ms tbr2-p013902.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.123.210.26] 10 46 ms 47 ms 45 ms tbr2-cl7.sl9mo.ip.att.net [12.122.10.46] 11 46 ms 45 ms 45 ms tbr1-cl24.sl9mo.ip.att.net [12.122.9.141] 12 47 ms 47 ms 45 ms tbr2-cl6.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.122.10.90] 13 46 ms 45 ms 45 ms gar1-p370.dlrtx.ip.att.net [12.123.16.173] 14 48 ms 45 ms 46 ms 12.119.136.14 15 46 ms 41 ms 43 ms te9-1.dsr02.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.87.253.22] 16 46 ms 45 ms 41 ms vl41.dsr01.dllstx4.theplanet.com [70.85.127.83] 17 45 ms 45 ms 45 ms gi1-0-1.car17.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.116.69] 18 44 ms 44 ms 45 ms 55.b3.1243.static.theplanet.com [67.18.179.85] Trace complete.[/tt]

:::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 52882 Kbps about 52.9 Mbps (tested with 5248 kB) Download Speed is:: 6455 kB/s Tested From:: http://uploadgenie.com Test Time:: 2007/04/03 - 6:46pm Bottom Line:: 922X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 0.16 sec Tested from a 5248 kB file and took 0.813 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 841.8 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-BMST5L98W User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; Avant Browser; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30) [!] :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 53544 Kbps about 53.5 Mbps (tested with 7458 kB) Download Speed is:: 6536 kB/s Tested From:: http://www.lofl.net Test Time:: 2007/04/03 - 6:49pm Bottom Line:: 934X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 0.16 sec Tested from a 7458 kB file and took 1.141 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 853.42 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-ZNKYJ0AFX User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; Avant Browser; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30) [!]

:::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 12853 Kbps about 12.9 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 1569 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Server 2) Test Time:: 2007/01/09 - 2:51am Bottom Line:: 224X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 0.65 sec Tested from a 12160 kB file and took 7.75 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 132.09 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-F0HR6ATPM User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; Avant Browser; .NET CLR 2.0.50727) [!]

Running the test at 4 am might have had something to do with my results and I ran the cablenut on a fresh windows install tonight ::::::::::.. Download Stats ..:::::::::: Download Connection is:: 12827 Kbps about 12.8 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 1566 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Server 2) Test Time:: 2007/01/09 - 2:37am Bottom Line:: 224X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 0.65 sec Tested from a 12160 kB file and took 7.766 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 131.66 % faster than the average for host (Comcast.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-OP2JBFZKH User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; Avant Browser; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)

Ok I went to Device Manager, right clicked my ethernet card and went to advanced options and I changed 'optimize for' from CPU to Throughput The results :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 14523 Kbps about 14.52 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 1773 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Server 1) Test Time:: 2006/07/24 - 2:51pm Bottom Line:: 253X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 0.58 sec Tested from a 12160 kB file and took 6.859 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 173.4 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-B2EIWGF37 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.4) Gecko/20060508 Firefox/1.5.0.4 [!] I'm not sure why this worked, but it did. It's faster now than before thanks guys

Ok I uninstalled the old ethernet drivers and installed the original Asus ones I was using before. But the results seem as slow as before. I'm out of ideas. Any suggestions, gentlemen? ::::::::::.. Download Stats ..:::::::::: Download Connection is:: 3373 Kbps about 3.37 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 412 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Server 1) Test Time:: 2006/07/24 - 2:20pm Bottom Line:: 59X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 2.49 sec Tested from a 2992 kB file and took 7.265 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 63.52 % of your hosts average (Comcast.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-WD895IAPY User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.4) Gecko/20060508 Firefox/1.5.0.4

I'm using the 500W Antec Neo HE 500, so I'm hoping that isn't it.

I turned off my firewall and used server 2. These are the results :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 2881 Kbps about 2.88 Mbps (tested with 7458 kB) Download Speed is:: 352 kB/s Tested From:: http://s2.testmy.net Test Time:: 2006/07/24 - 1:59pm Bottom Line:: 50X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 2.91 sec Tested from a 7458 kB file and took 21.203 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 54.26 % of your hosts average (comcast.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-3KYCS25NQ User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.4) Gecko/20060508 Firefox/1.5.0.4 [!] I'm going to try uninstalling the drivers and installing new ones now, wish me luck

::::::::::::::::::::::::.. Download Stats ..:::::::::::::::::::::::: Download Connection is:: 2836 Kbps about 2.84 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 346 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Server 1) Test Time:: 2006/07/24 - 1:35pm Bottom Line:: 49X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 2.96 sec Tested from a 2992 kB file and took 8.641 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 53.41 % of your hosts average (Comcast.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-1QO5XWYUD User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.4) Gecko/20060508 Firefox/1.5.0.4 I used to get 40-60% HIGHER than the average so I'm more than a little concerned. My download speed has been cut more than in half and the only recent changes I've made to my computer setup are a new video card and a new mousepad and I don't think it's the mousepad. I'm sure my system is stable, the CPU stands up to 12 hours of Prime95 and the video card stands up to 5 loops of 3Dmark06 professional. Asus PCprobe says my mobo temp is 40C which seems low enough. I felt the motherboard and the onboard ethernet and neither seemed even slightly warm. This doesn't make any sense. Literally pulling my hair out on this one. My setup is listed below edit: I'm also getting BSODs sometimes talking about IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and the 0xd error. I tried Microsoft's support site but found nothing helpfup, as usual. Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2GB Nanya RAM eVGA Geforce 7900 GT KO ASUS A8NE mobo nforce4 chipset Windows XP Professional

I'm new here, but the best advice I can give you is to post your results from the Download and Upload tests first.

I figured out which settings best suit my connection (6000/384) and the new results speak for themselves :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 6485 Kbps about 6.5 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 792 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Fri Dec 16 2005 06:43:55 GMT-0500 (US Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 116X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.29 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 38.39 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-HNIOBQ4J5 Praise be to the network connection forum gods, for your blessings I am not worthy.

I changed the setting to 10/half duplex and then power cycled comp and modem. I'm using XP but I found the setting myself in device manager The results are still a little flaky but this is clearly an improvement. Should I even worry about the rest of this? :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 3020 Kbps about 3 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 369 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Fri Dec 16 00:15:32 EST 2005 Bottom Line:: 54X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2.78 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 64.45 % of your hosts average (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-5E4A63UWD new tracert results Tracing route to testmy.net [67.18.179.85] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 * * * Request timed out. 2 8 ms 9 ms 7 ms ge-1-3-ur02.beechgrove.in.indiana.comcast.net [68.86.185.5] 3 9 ms 13 ms 9 ms te-9-1-ur01.lawrence.in.indiana.comcast.net [68.86.184.30] 4 8 ms 9 ms 9 ms te-9-4-ar02.castleton.in.indiana.comcast.net [68.86.184.81] 5 9 ms 8 ms 9 ms te-9-2-ar01.castleton.in.indiana.comcast.net [68.86.184.33] 6 10 ms 9 ms 8 ms pos-2-1-ar01.huntington.in.indiana.comcast.net [68.86.184.181] 7 15 ms 12 ms 14 ms 12.118.104.21 8 44 ms 37 ms 44 ms tbr2-p011801.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.123.6.62] 9 34 ms 35 ms 38 ms tbr2-cl7.sl9mo.ip.att.net [12.122.10.46] 10 35 ms 52 ms 58 ms 12.122.9.141 11 42 ms 35 ms 36 ms tbr2-cl6.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.122.10.90] 12 35 ms 49 ms 39 ms 12.122.82.45 13 55 ms 33 ms 36 ms 12.119.136.14 14 34 ms 35 ms 35 ms vl32.dsr01.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.127.61] 15 36 ms 35 ms 35 ms vl41.dsr01.dllstx4.theplanet.com [70.85.127.83] 16 39 ms 58 ms 52 ms gi1-0-2.car17.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.116.85] 17 36 ms 36 ms 35 ms 85.67-18-179.reverse.theplanet.com [67.18.179.85] Trace complete.

My firewall is off and has been off since this unfortunate tragedy has befallen my lovely computer.

Recently a video card fried my old PSU, I'm hoping it didnt damage the onboard NIC, which I doubt since upload speed is fine. But im no expert on networkings, so I am here Tracert results seen here, I have zero and a half clue what they mean: Tracing route to testmy.net [67.18.179.85] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 * * * Request timed out. 2 14 ms 7 ms 14 ms ge-1-3-ur02.beechgrove.in.indiana.comcast.net [68.86.185.5] 3 9 ms 8 ms 6 ms te-9-1-ur01.lawrence.in.indiana.comcast.net [68.86.184.30] 4 73 ms 216 ms 200 ms te-9-4-ar02.castleton.in.indiana.comcast.net [68.86.184.81] 5 8 ms 9 ms 9 ms te-9-2-ar01.castleton.in.indiana.comcast.net [68.86.184.33] 6 8 ms 8 ms 7 ms pos-2-1-ar01.huntington.in.indiana.comcast.net [68.86.184.181] 7 21 ms 12 ms 14 ms 12.118.104.21 8 35 ms 35 ms 36 ms tbr2-p011801.cgcil.ip.att.net [12.123.6.62] 9 35 ms 35 ms 39 ms tbr2-cl7.sl9mo.ip.att.net [12.122.10.46] 10 35 ms 35 ms 37 ms 12.122.9.141 11 39 ms 36 ms 35 ms tbr2-cl6.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.122.10.90] 12 35 ms 34 ms 35 ms 12.122.82.45 13 51 ms 36 ms 35 ms 12.119.136.14 14 51 ms 35 ms 36 ms vl31.dsr01.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.127.29] 15 34 ms 35 ms 36 ms vl42.dsr02.dllstx4.theplanet.com [70.85.127.91] 16 34 ms 50 ms 38 ms gi1-0-2.car17.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.116.85] 17 35 ms 35 ms 35 ms 85.67-18-179.reverse.theplanet.com [67.18.179.85] Trace complete.