thanks for your reply. i am free of spyware i use ad-aware, spybot and defender and avg free edition. i use wireless locally run with cisco software.here is my speed test
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
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C:Documents and SettingsDavid Hughes>tracert testmy.net
Tracing route to testmy.net [67.18.179.85]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 2 ms 2 ms 2 ms 172.17.22.1
2 10 ms 10 ms 23 ms 172.17.2.65
3 7 ms 9 ms 8 ms 172.17.1.26
4 6 ms 6 ms 6 ms 84.12.77.254
5 69 ms 40 ms 60 ms lo1-lon3-adsl21.nildram.net [195.112.5.30]
6 50 ms 28 ms 25 ms ge-1-1-1.cr2.gs1.bb.pipex.net [84.12.224.33]
7 44 ms 38 ms 35 ms g3-22-518.cr05.tn5.bb.pipex.net [62.72.141.33]
8 50 ms 36 ms 35 ms 902.g9-2.mpr2.lhr1.uk.above.net [209.249.203.137
]
9 53 ms 40 ms 37 ms 64.125.27.218.available.above.net [64.125.27.218
]
10 111 ms 115 ms 112 ms so-7-0-0.cr2.dca2.us.above.net [64.125.27.165]
11 144 ms 155 ms 138 ms so-5-0-0.cr2.dfw2.us.above.net [64.125.29.145]
12 152 ms 138 ms 141 ms 216.200.6.237.theplanet.com [216.200.6.237]
13 148 ms 134 ms 132 ms vl31.dsr01.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.127.29]
14 142 ms 140 ms 141 ms vl41.dsr01.dllstx4.theplanet.com [70.85.127.83]
15 171 ms 137 ms 138 ms gi1-0-2.car17.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.116.8
5]
16 143 ms 180 ms 167 ms 55.b3.1243.static.theplanet.com [67.18.179.85]
Trace complete.
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