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2005-11-19 11:09:07 EST: 3960 / 139 Your download speed : 3960 kbps or 495 KB/sec. Your upload speed : 139 kbps or 17.4 KB/sec. ....so....guess I'm saying goodbye to ZA?

Alright, done. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 4156 Kbps about 4.2 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 507 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Fri Nov 18 2005 23:50:45 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 74X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2.02 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 72.34 % of your hosts average (optonline.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-1X37UEZJD Better...do you think ZA is the cause of the other 27% or so slowdown? Any other recommendations?

SpeedGuide.net TCP/IP Analyzer TCP properties for IP = 69.123.140.103 () Browser/OS = Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1. Gecko/20051107 Firefox/1.5 Notes: Read the Analyzer FAQ if the above is not your IP address. TCP options string = 020405b40103030101010402 MTU = 1500 MTU is fully optimized for broadband. MSS = 1460 Maximum useful data in each packet = 1460, which equals MSS. Default Receive Window (RWIN) = 122640 RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 1 bits (scale factor of 2) Unscaled Receive Window = 61320 RWIN is a multiple of MSS Other values for RWIN that might work well with your current MTU/MSS: 513920 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 256960 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 4) 128480 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 2) 64240 (MSS x 44) bandwidth * delay product (Note this is not a speed test): Your RcvWindow limits you to: 4905.6 kbps (613.2 KBytes/s) @ 200ms Your RcvWindow limits you to: 1962.24 kbps (245.28 KBytes/s) @ 500ms MTU Discovery (RFC1191) = ON Time to live left = 121 hops TTL value is ok. Timestamps (RFC1323) = OFF Selective Acknowledgements (RFC2018) = ON IP type of service field (RFC1349) = 00000000 (0)

Okay here it is. Just a side note, for Advertised kbit/s, I put 9999, since Optimum Online usually offers 10000/1000. Is this the right thing to do? http://www.broadbandreports.com/tweakr/block:13d1ba6?service=cable&speed=9999&os=winXP&via=normal I believe the reason it says I am unpingable is because I am running ZA.

Oh, and I just did a new test.... :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 3706 Kbps about 3.7 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 452 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Wed Nov 16 2005 14:38:51 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 66X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2.27 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 64.61 % of your hosts average (optonline.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-07DXL381Z About six times better than before, but still only a little above half what I should be getting. And the problem with that is that I didn't do anything to the cable modem or anything else.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] © Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:Documents and SettingsFamily>tracert testmy.net Tracing route to testmy.net [67.18.179.85] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 7 ms 6 ms 6 ms 10.54.192.1 2 7 ms 11 ms 7 ms dstswr2-Vlan2.rh.frptny.cv.net [167.206.32.162] 3 7 ms 7 ms 7 ms r2-ge0-1-2.mhe.hcvlny.cv.net [167.206.32.133] 4 8 ms 7 ms 7 ms r1-srp9-0.wan.hcvlny.cv.net [65.19.104.209] 5 8 ms 7 ms 8 ms r1-srp1-0.in.nycmny83.cv.net [65.19.96.53] 6 14 ms 14 ms 14 ms r1-pos1-0.in.asbnva16.cv.net [167.206.8.150] 7 * * * Request timed out. 8 15 ms 20 ms 14 ms so-4-0-0.mpr2.iad2.us.above.net [64.125.30.122] 9 13 ms 13 ms 23 ms so-0-0-0.mpr1.iad2.us.above.net [64.125.28.25] 10 16 ms 14 ms 15 ms so-4-0-0.mpr2.iad1.us.above.net [64.125.29.133] 11 17 ms 15 ms 14 ms so-1-0-0.cr2.dca2.us.above.net [64.125.28.129] 12 44 ms 43 ms 42 ms so-2-3-0.cr2.dfw2.us.above.net [64.125.29.13] 13 46 ms 47 ms 45 ms 216.200.6.237.theplanet.com [216.200.6.237] 14 44 ms 51 ms 45 ms vl32.dsr01.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.127.61] 15 44 ms 47 ms 45 ms vl42.dsr02.dllstx4.theplanet.com [70.85.127.91] 16 80 ms 45 ms 45 ms gi1-0-2.car17.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.116.8 5] 17 44 ms 46 ms 45 ms 85.67-18-179.reverse.theplanet.com [67.18.179.85 ] Trace complete. So....haha I don't even know if that's good or not. Hope it helps.

1. I have WinXP Home with all the updates and SP2 with the P2P fix. 2. I have optimum online, a 10000/1000 speed. 3. The tweaks were all perfect, nothing needed to be changed. 4. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 676 Kbps about 0.7 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Download Speed is:: 83 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Tue Nov 15 2005 21:04:18 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 12X faster than 56K 1MB download in 12.34 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 11.8 % of your hosts average (optonline.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-0HZC39UTO :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 143 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 97 kB) Upload Speed is:: 17 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Tue Nov 15 2005 21:06:11 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 3X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 60.24 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 28.37 % of your hosts average (optonline.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-XVN50TMQH Special Note: These tests were done with ZoneAlarm OFF. 9. all spyware is gone, as well as viruses. 10. I do have ZoneAlarm Antivirus installed, but there is NO WAY, no matter how much you may hate on ZA, that it causes a 90% dropoff in speed. 14. Ran CCleaner. 15. Cablenut has done nothing but reduce all my speeds in the past. My MAIN problem is that the stupid modem continuously switches on and off (the lights do their dance, I get a "network cable unplugged" error message, and then they come back 15 seconds later, only to disappear again in 5 minutes or so. It's especially sad that my speed is so low because not a month or two back, my speed was well into the 6000 or even 7000 range. Also, I know my upload speed has been capped (damn OOL!), but that should not be the cause, because the speed hit at least 5000 with the cap not too long ago. This is a recent problem. Please advise, this is bothering me oh-so-much. Thank you!

Is that just for OOL? Or every ISP?

Nevermind, I figured it out. And I just reset the settings, so I'm back to 5.5 mbps. I think I'll give OOL a call. Thanks.

Ok well it's still not as fast as before, like 3.5 mbps....so I dunno....but how do I find the new drivers for the NIC?

Why do you ask ? I might not even file share

so bosanac, did you call the people? Is that what I need to do? Just call the optimum online people? i've heard they do numerous checks on your computer and internet...

Alright well apparently I'm a complete n00b because I really don't know how to update my NIC driver.....could you tell me where to go for it? OK, I set it to 10 half duplex. As for the tweaktest, I just put 6000 kbps because that's the closest I think to what it is... http://ttester.broadbandreports.com/tweak/block:137012d?service=cable&speed=6000&os=winXP&via=normal And the new speed tests are :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 2330 Kbps about 2.3 Mbps (tested with 1013 KB) Download Speed is:: 284 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Fri Feb 18 2005 19:19:18 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 42X faster than 56K 1MB download in 3.61 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 50.3 % of your hosts average (optonline.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/id-NK3CU5T0H :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 135 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 97 KB) Upload Speed is:: 16 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Fri Feb 18 2005 19:19:46 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 2X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 64 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 29.93 % of your hosts average (optonline.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/id-JHIV1DL8Y ------------ speakeasy 2005-02-18 19:21:38 EST: 2047 / 98 Your download speed : 2096306 bps, or 2047 kbps. A 255.8 KB/sec transfer rate. Your upload speed : 101188 bps, or 98 kbps. and cogeco 2005-02-18 19:22:10 EST: 1845 / 138 Your download speed : 1889548 bps, or 1845 kbps. A 230.6 KB/sec transfer rate. Your upload speed : 141442 bps, or 138 kbps. uh...well....the download speed kinda got cut in half any help?

Nope...no router on this computer. And I use ethernet.

The results are... Speakeasy 2005-02-17 21:48:35 EST: 5785 / 117 Your download speed : 5924780 bps, or 5785 kbps. A 723.2 KB/sec transfer rate. Your upload speed : 119904 bps, or 117 kbps. and cogeco 2005-02-17 21:49:09 EST: 6141 / 141 Your download speed : 6288920 bps, or 6141 kbps. A 767.6 KB/sec transfer rate. Your upload speed : 145032 bps, or 141 kbps. I'm really thinking that OOL capped my upload speed for some reason...I did some research and people say that happens...if that's the case, what are my steps to uncapping?

thanks VanBuren.....but I downloaded the file, saved the settings and rebooted the computer....when it restarted, it gave me some error message, but went away when i clicked "ok". Now my results are worse than before.... :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 5372 Kbps about 5.4 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 656 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Thu Feb 17 2005 19:55:32 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 96X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.56 sec Diagnosis: Looks Great : 15.83 % faster than the average for host (optonline.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/id-YERN70PGB and :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 134 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 97 KB) Upload Speed is:: 16 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Thu Feb 17 2005 19:56:05 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 2X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 64 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 29.65 % of your hosts average (optonline.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/id-ZK8IUNCX4 what's goin on do you think?

Hi...this problem has been bugging me for about a week now. Here's the little story: about 2 weeks ago I wanted to try testing my speeds. At the time, I had winxp sp1. Through all the different tests online I had an average of 1 mbps down and 900 kbps up. This continued until I started trying to make things faster, when I finally got up to about 4 mbps down and 1 mbps up. That's awesome! I thought. About a week later, I ritually checked the speeds again....and whoa...about 5 mbps down but like 180 kbps up...for what seems like no reason! I didn't make any drastic changes.... Anyway, I reinstalled windows (for other reasons too) and dled SP2. The first thing I did was check my speed....6 mbps down, and 200 kbps up!!!! I don't understand what happened to the upload speed????!! And technically on a brand new system.... So now I'm running winxp sp2 (I dled the p2p fix...and set the connections to 99, was that good?), with optonline.net as my ISP, but I really don't know how to check my advertised connection speed....any help on that as well? Dl stats..... :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 5831 Kbps about 5.8 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB) Download Speed is:: 712 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Thu Feb 17 2005 18:31:38 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 104X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.44 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 25.72 % faster than the average for host (optonline.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/id-7IH538PKU Ul stats..... :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 137 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 97 KB) Upload Speed is:: 17 KB/s Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Test Time:: Thu Feb 17 2005 18:32:26 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 2X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 60.24 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 30.24 % of your hosts average (optonline.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/id-4P37U5ZJN TCP/Web100 Network Diagnostic Tool v5.3.3a click START to begin Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Done running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 214.76Kb/s running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 5.27Mb/s Your PC is connected to a Cable/DSL modem. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...