Dittoz

Sorry Shug...didn't know that I did, shoot me a pm and tell me what I said in my post, I can't remember. Thanks!

hehe I have a "friend" who does the same thing

I dunno what he means either.

Do not discuss any copyrighted material. Shug7272

I call tech support because I'm getting 20%+ packet loss with pings to google, yahoo, and so on. They suggest I try a windows tweak. Comcast is craptastic in my book.

Have you had anyone from comcast come out and take a look? I was having a very similar problem to what your describing. Paying for 8, only getting around 6. Turns out 2 ports were bad on the pole. They replaced those, and bam! 8 everytime.

You da man!

And you feel the need to broadcast that you are going to receive cable internet illegally, laughing about it.

How do you get a Gmail account? I've checked out Google's site, and it says they're only offering them on a limited basis.

Couldn't have done it without you guys Here's my upload...it isn't over the cap but I'm happy with it. :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 713 Kbps about 0.7 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Upload Speed is:: 87 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1) Test Time:: Tue Sep 13 2005 18:46:54 GMT-0500 (Central Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 13X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 11.77 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 99.16 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-RXUZ47825 :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 729 Kbps about 0.7 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Upload Speed is:: 89 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Tue Sep 13 2005 18:47:41 GMT-0500 (Central Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 13X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 11.51 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 103.63 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-W5ECAVM9I

Ok the comcast guy just left again. Turns out 2 out of the 4 ports at the pole were bad. They replaced one but have to replace the other tomorrow. So far my speed is much improved. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 8269 Kbps about 8.3 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 1009 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Tue Sep 13 2005 15:40:53 GMT-0500 (Central Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 148X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.01 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 93.61 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-Y1G4LX9IN :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 8290 Kbps about 8.3 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 1012 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Tue Sep 13 2005 15:42:40 GMT-0500 (Central Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 148X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.01 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 94.1 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-8SC961DQZ :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 8163 Kbps about 8.2 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 996 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Tue Sep 13 2005 15:43:13 GMT-0500 (Central Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 146X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.03 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 91.13 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-KZ3AJNEB0

Nope she said they were coming out on Tuesday to do that. I'm hoping that's the problem. I'm just ready to start getting what I've been paying for.

I looked again. Still can't find anything that might be doing what you're describing. I'll keep looking, but I'm hoping its a problem with the cable lines. After all, the comcast tech said the problem was before it even gets to my modem.

1. Sometimes download tests on Testmy.net have hanged. If by hanging up you mean it will start the percentage bar, and then pause at say 18% for a second or two and then continue on. And yes the readings were lower if the test did pause. 2. I do have XP. And I have read that post, I wasn't able to find anything that would affect my performance though. (CCleaner helps fix those problems) 3. Here is a paste of my settings. Frequency 693000000 Hz Locked Signal to Noise Ratio 34 dB Power Level -2 dB The Downstream Power Level reading is a snapshot taken at the time this page was requested. Please Reload/Refresh this Page for a new reading Upstream Value Channel ID 1 Frequency 30000000 Hz Ranged Power Level 46 dBmV

Tier 2 woman said "Crap, your connection is horrible". I said "Thanks, I know". Anywho they're going to send someone else out on Tuesday. Said they would probably replace the cable lines in the house. House is only 6 years old, but they said sometimes the contractors use the cheapest of the cheap. So we'll see how that goes. She said the problem is packet loss before it even gets to the modem. So with that conclusion, I guess I can quit trying to fix it through tweaks

Oooh. I feel special. Called Comcast, now I'm hold for the elusive Tier 2 Technician. We'll see how this goes.

And here are my last several speed tests. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1602 Kbps about 1.6 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 196 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Sun Sep 11 2005 13:50:20 GMT-0500 (Central Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 29X faster than 56K 1MB download in 5.22 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 37.59 % of your hosts average (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-WXBLTUSC0 :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1175 Kbps about 1.2 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 143 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Sun Sep 11 2005 13:52:34 GMT-0500 (Central Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 21X faster than 56K 1MB download in 7.16 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 27.57 % of your hosts average (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-UFQ0261JH :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1330 Kbps about 1.3 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 162 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Sun Sep 11 2005 13:54:13 GMT-0500 (Central Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 24X faster than 56K 1MB download in 6.32 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 31.21 % of your hosts average (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-QELUISMRX Speakeasy: Download Speed: 5648 kbps (706 KB/sec transfer rate) Upload Speed: 326 kbps (40.8 KB/sec transfer rate) Download Speed: 2609 kbps (326.1 KB/sec transfer rate) Upload Speed: 322 kbps (40.3 KB/sec transfer rate) Download Speed: 3679 kbps (459.9 KB/sec transfer rate) Upload Speed: 329 kbps (41.1 KB/sec transfer rate)

Tracing route to testmy.net [67.18.179.85] over a maximum of 30 hops: 0 dittoz.hsd1.tn.Comcast.net. [xx.xx.xx.xxx] 1 10.121.128.1 2 68.86.198.17 3 68.86.196.42 4 68.52.1.2 5 12.124.64.13 6 tbr2-p013801.attga.ip.att.net [12.123.21.101] 7 tbr1-cl1.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.122.2.89] 8 12.122.82.37 9 12.119.136.14 10 vl32.dsr01.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.127.61] 11 dist-vlan41.dsr2-1.dllstx4.theplanet.com [70.85.127.83] 12 gig1-0-1.tp-car9-1.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.116.69] 13 85.67-18-179.reverse.theplanet.com [67.18.179.85] Computing statistics for 325 seconds... Source to Here This Node/Link Hop RTT Lost/Sent = Pct Lost/Sent = Pct Address 0 dittoz.hsd1.tn.Comcast.net. [xx.xx .xx.xxx] 0/ 100 = 0% | 1 106ms 1/ 100 = 1% 1/ 100 = 1% 10.121.128.1 0/ 100 = 0% | 2 114ms 0/ 100 = 0% 0/ 100 = 0% 68.86.198.17 0/ 100 = 0% | 3 99ms 0/ 100 = 0% 0/ 100 = 0% 68.86.196.42 0/ 100 = 0% | 4 125ms 0/ 100 = 0% 0/ 100 = 0% 68.52.1.2 0/ 100 = 0% | 5 118ms 1/ 100 = 1% 1/ 100 = 1% 12.124.64.13 0/ 100 = 0% | 6 --- 100/ 100 =100% 100/ 100 =100% tbr2-p013801.attga.ip.att.net [12. 123.21.101] 0/ 100 = 0% | 7 --- 100/ 100 =100% 100/ 100 =100% tbr1-cl1.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.122. 2.89] 0/ 100 = 0% | 8 --- 100/ 100 =100% 100/ 100 =100% 12.122.82.37 0/ 100 = 0% | 9 132ms 64/ 100 = 64% 64/ 100 = 64% 12.119.136.14 0/ 100 = 0% | 10 --- 100/ 100 =100% 100/ 100 =100% vl32.dsr01.dllstx3.theplanet.com [ 70.85.127.61] 0/ 100 = 0% | 11 --- 100/ 100 =100% 100/ 100 =100% dist-vlan41.dsr2-1.dllstx4.theplan et.com [70.85.127.83] 0/ 100 = 0% | 12 122ms 1/ 100 = 1% 1/ 100 = 1% gig1-0-1.tp-car9-1.dllstx4.theplan et.com [67.18.116.69] 0/ 100 = 0% | 13 150ms 0/ 100 = 0% 0/ 100 = 0% 85.67-18-179.reverse.theplanet.com [67.18.179.85] Trace complete. Hmm...what's up with that one that has 64% loss??

Here are the new results after Van Buren's 6000/768. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 7572 Kbps about 7.6 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB) Download Speed is:: 924 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Sun Sep 11 2005 11:40:47 GMT-0500 (Central Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 135X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.11 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 77.7 % faster than the average for host (comcast.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-JQHM2SAPW Obviously better from the other day. I've had a couple of tests get to 8.0 and then I have some tests that don't get out of the 5's. Why am I seeing the inconsistency? Here's my speakeasy results from the Atlanta server (I'm in Nashville). Download : 7744Kbps Upload: 647Kbps

Thanks Van Buren...I'll give it a shot and post my new results now.

Can you explain what those numbers at http://192.168.100.1/signal.html mean? Here are mine. Frequency 693000000 Hz Locked Signal to Noise Ratio 33 dB Power Level 0 dB The Downstream Power Level reading is a snapshot taken at the time this page was requested. Please Reload/Refresh this Page for a new reading Upstream Value Channel ID 1 Frequency 30000000 Hz Ranged Power Level 46 dBmV

Ok. Comcast man just left. He checked the box outside, there was an old splitter on there which he replaced with a new one, and the entire box was soaking wet. The cables that he replaced had rust in them. He told me to wait about an hour before testing it (he was going to call comcast and have them do some things first) then try it. I'll post the results in an hour. I hope this fixes it!

Thanks for all your help by the way Elite.Pete. I'll post my results of the Comcast man's visit tomorrow after he leaves.

Oh well I've got one more question too. We just moved in June to the new house we're in now. I have never had Comcast come out to this house before, I set the internet up myself. I know there is a box outside on the side of the house that controls the frequencies of the different cable lines coming into the house, and I think the cable modem is supposed to be on the highest frequencies. So what do the different frequencies mean? And how big of a difference will it make for my cable modem to be on the higher frequency?

He'll be here Sunday morning...between 8 and 12