Jump to content

sharky2009

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    87

  • Joined

  • Last visited

    Never

  • Speed Test

    My Results

 Content Type 

Posts posted by sharky2009

    How do I create a Local "DNS Cache for Faster Web Browsing"?

    in Make it Faster...

    Posted

    I keep reading online about all of these methods to get this done but I see that I need stuff like Ubuntu? or dsmasq?

    I don't know what the heck these things are....

    I just want to be able to use the DNS service to store stuff automatically in my host file (I guess this is how it would work) then when I want to delete it I would just "flushdns".

    Is there any way to get this done?

    Do I have to install Ubuntu or some other stuff?

    My OS is Microsoft Windows XP SP3.

    Comcast's 150/50 mbps Docsis 3.0 Wideband Speed tier.

    in Make it Faster...

    Posted

    So i had Comcast upgrade me to their highest new wideband docsis 3.0 speed tier. I went from 21 Mbps for a promo price of 34.99 for a year to 150Mbps w/ new docsis3.0 modem for 129.99 and it was truly worth atleast one month of testing.

    I did a few speed tests and i actually average around 170ish Mbps down with around 60Mbps up. Now thats not bad....but for  the true test!!!!! I logged onto my favorite IRC server's file dump FTP server to see what i was paying for. I downloaded a HD 4.8 gig movie in 13 minutes and 26 seconds, i almost creamed my pants after that. (also noted that this ftp server runs off of a business account that can actually support my residential speeds) , but anyway its great to have but most places i retrieve files from dont support upload speeds close to that high since most are severly capped for public use. Because of the price i dont know if im gonna keep it but it was worth the month to try. At the end ill probably goto their 50/25 Mbps speed for roughly 79.99 if i can remember right because thats more reasonable in the long run.... But hey they only charge you for the time u use it so if u got it in your area order it for a week and you'll only pay a week i definently recommend giving it a ride.

    (No i am not a advertisement agent for Comcast) :smitten:

    Yeah, post your speed results here man. 

    How do I tweak TCP 1323 Extensionsand what are the TCP 1323 Extensions?

    in Make it Faster...

    Posted

    Hey sharky, I don't really take a liking to just linking someone to data, but until I have a moment to investigate this a bit further, here's a link for you to start with.  Please post what you find out, I will do so myself when I get a minute, may be tonight yet. I enjoy learning the same .

    mudmanc4, thanks for the link!  I actually have that link as a favorite/bookmark and have "played" with it on my end. I have been trying to see what works best for high performance.

    I am as much concerned with download speed as I am with web site download speed.  I am looking for instantaneousnous (is that even a word...? :lol:)

    Anyhow, at testmy.net my current download speed is...

    :::.. Download Stats ..:::

    Download Connection is:: 20056 Kbps about 20.1 Mbps (tested with 102391 kB)

    Download Speed is:: 2448 kB/s

    Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main)

    Test Time:: 2009/03/14 - 10:00pm

    Bottom Line:: 350X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 0.42 sec

    Tested from a 102391 kB file and took 41.822 seconds to complete

    Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 245.44 % faster than the average for host (verizon.net)

    D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-JOG5SYEI4

    User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.7) Gecko/2009021910 Firefox/3.0.7 [!]

    I uninstalled Treewalk dns but my IP is still coming up as 173.54.255.163?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    And thats why they are hidden. Lots of that stuff in there. Keeps people from screwing things up. There is an old scare email on the Web called the Teddy Bear virus. It's fake, but in the file system somewhere is a teddy bear icon. The email says to delete it. not a priority file, but...............

    http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/jdbgmgr.asp

    I have it now at static IP and it still comes back 173.54.255.163 when I do a search on what's my IP.

    I found out that this is my external IP address.  I just want my external IP address to be located closer to my state.

    I uninstalled Treewalk dns but my IP is still coming up as 173.54.255.163?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I noticed in Device Manager when I clicked on View>Show Hidden Devices

    under Network adapters all of a sudden instead of ONLY having the Intel® PRO/100 VE Network Connection

    7 MORE ADAPTERS APPEAR (and they only appear when I click on show Hidden Devices.  Plus they are not greyed out. 

    I have a picture of them attached in word.

    The additional adapters are:

    Direct Parallel

    RAS Async Adapter

    WAN Miniport (IP)

    Wan Miniport (IP) - Packet Scheduler Miniport

    Wan Miniport (L2TP)

    WAN Miniport (PPPOE)

    Wan Miniport (PPTP)

    I did your second suggestion BUT, after I delete the adapter then I had trouble. 

    I had to go to Windows File Checker and install my Windows CD then

    I had to go to the i386 folder for the adapter to reinstall it...which I did.

    aaaaannnnndddd.......

    SAME @*&$^*!!

    I uninstalled Treewalk dns but my IP is still coming up as 173.54.255.163?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I noticed in Device Manager when I clicked on View>Show Hidden Devices

    under Network adapters all of a sudden instead of ONLY having the Intel® PRO/100 VE Network Connection

    7 MORE ADAPTERS APPEAR (and they only appear when I click on show Hidden Devices.  Plus they are not greyed out. 

    I have a picture of them attached in word.

    The additional adapters are:

    Direct Parallel

    RAS Async Adapter

    WAN Miniport (IP)

    Wan Miniport (IP) - Packet Scheduler Miniport

    Wan Miniport (L2TP)

    WAN Miniport (PPPOE)

    Wan Miniport (PPTP)

    I uninstalled Treewalk dns but my IP is still coming up as 173.54.255.163?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    You could change your machines MAC address to see if that will release it. Otherwise.....................

    Motherboard Status,,, properties,,,,, Configure (your Ethernet adapter),,,, advanced,, Network address,, Then enter a new MAC address. That usually will release/renew a IP address from the system. Even changing one digit in your current MAC will cause the change. And a reboot everything, computer, modem, router, etc (If I remember correctly, since it's been awhile since I last changed mine).

    According to one of your posts, your MAC is.... Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-F1-E9-44-51   At the moment.

    :cool:

    And have you also tried uninstalling/deleting the Adapter and then making a new connection? Then you should get all the defaults back. Right click disable, then right click and delete. Then use the wizard to setup a new connection on the adapter.

    I attempted to change the MAC address and in the Locally Administered Address section it had no value and what was automatically chosen was "Not Present"

    I then manually entered a value and changed it by changing the last two digits from 51 to 52 then I had no connection whatsoever.  I then went back in and cleared the value section and chose "Not Present" but it did not change anything. 

    I had a connection again but the same 173.54.255.163.

    I want to try your second suggestion BUT, if I delete the adapter then I won't have an adapter to setup a new connection will I?  Or does the computer automatically have one?

    I uninstalled Treewalk dns but my IP is still coming up as 173.54.255.163?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    These are my settings that I have not changed after a Operating System reinstall from about two months ago using DSL.

    My gateway is my router. And my IP is an internal IP.

    I am still coming up with this 173.54.255.163 as my IP address.

    I am a standalone PC.  No Network.  How can I see if I am configured as a Network...?

    I have almost exhausted every idea....but I know that there is an answer there...

    I uninstalled Treewalk dns but my IP is still coming up as 173.54.255.163?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I found this below.

    A generic to one ISP(so a reset as per instructions should hopefully fix your connection problem without the "sa.bigpond.net.au")..   For your Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:. Since it appears to be pointing to nowhere(Home).

    Mine does not have "append these DNS suffixes in order" checked. I'm using OpenDNS .

    Heres mine....

    C:Documents and SettingsOwner>ipconfig /all

    Windows IP Configuration

            Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : a

            Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :

            Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

            IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

            WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

    Ethernet adapter Mother Board:

            Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

            Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Eth

    ernet NIC

            Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : *******************

            Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

            IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.***

            Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

            Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254

            DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 208.67.222.222

                                                208.67.220.220

    Tuesday I am getting a new DSL 'modem' only(Not a Modem/Router combo like right now)  and then I have a stand alone router to hook up to it.

    I don't have "Append these DNS suffixes (in order)" chosen.  That's all empty.

    I have "Append primary and connection specific DNS suffixes" chosen.

    Should I check on the "Append parent suffixes of the primary DNS suffix"?

    Pictures load in pieces and slow

    in General Help

    Posted

    Didn't you say you had a static IP set at one time ?

    I did but I tried everything on my end to try to fix what I my issues and I finally went with "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server automatically" and then I fixed the winsock by doing the following:

    I deleted the following registry keys:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesTcpipLinkage

    Bind

    Export

    Route

    Then I deleted the Winsock and Winsock2 keys:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetServicesWinsock

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetServicesWinsock2

    Then I rebooted and did the following... to attempt to install/correct the TCP/IP...

    1. Right-click the network connection, and then click Properties.

    2. Click Install.

    3. Click Protocol, and then click Add.

    4. Click Have Disk.

    5. Type C:Windowsinf, and then click OK.

    6. On the list of available protocols, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), and then click OK.

    7. Restart the computer.

    At this point I was able to then go to ipconfig /release then renew and it would work...

    which brings me to the point where I am today.

    Pictures load in pieces and slow

    in General Help

    Posted

    There are so many issues with your computer, if it is at all possible, reformat.

    Try zalternate's suggestion, maybe it will help.

    I was able to fix my winsock...so that I can release and renew through ipconfig...

    AND...

    I FOUND OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IS...

    I have, what is called, an ALTERNATE CONFIGURATION.

    Automatic Private IP Address.

    The thing is that I don't know how to fix that.

    I am trying to figure out how to change it on my own but to no avail so far.... :cry:

    Attached in Word is a picture of the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties I have (that I did NOT setup).

    I uninstalled Treewalk dns but my IP is still coming up as 173.54.255.163?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Check in your services panal for this being shut off to Manual. Even though it says it goes back to normal on the un-install. Could be a couple of other things in there may have got changed to manual. As long as there is also no added Proxy from somewhere enabled as well.

    http://ntcanuck.com/faq.htm#a-tw_alters

    I was able to make some changes and now I see that I have the following:

    C:>ipconfig /all

    Windows IP Configuration

            Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Main

            Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :

            Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

            IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

            WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

            DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : home

    Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

            Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : home

            Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel® PRO/100 VE Network Connecti

    on

            Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0C-F1-E9-44-51

            Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

            Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : No

            IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3

            Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

            Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

            DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

            DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

            Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Friday, February 27, 2009 10:50:04 P

    M

            Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Saturday, February 28, 2009 10:50:04

    PM

    C:>

    DNS Suffix Search List??? home??? What is THAT???

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix.: home    ????WHAT IS THAT!!!???

    :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:

    I uninstalled Treewalk dns but my IP is still coming up as 173.54.255.163?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Check in your services panal for this being shut off to Manual. Even though it says it goes back to normal on the un-install. Could be a couple of other things in there may have got changed to manual. As long as there is also no added Proxy from somewhere enabled as well.

    http://ntcanuck.com/faq.htm#a-tw_alters

    These are all of my services that are setup as Manual AND Started...

    Manual AND Started.

    Application Layer Gateway Service

    COM+ Event System

    Cryptographic Services

    Machine Debug Manager

    Network Connections

    Network Location Awareness (NLA)

    Remote Access Connection Manager

    SSDP Discovery Service

    Telephony

    Terminal Services

    and these are the Services that are just Manual BUT NOT Started....

    Manual BUT NOT Started

    .NET Runtime Optimization Service v2.0.50727_X86

    Application Management

    ASP.NET State Service

    Background Intelligent Transfer Service

    COM+ System Application

    Distributed Link Tracking Client

    Extensible Authentication Protocol Service

    Health Key and Certificate Management Service

    HTTP SSL

    IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service

    Indexing Service

    Lavasoft Ad-Aware Service

    Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service

    MS Software Shadow Copy Provider

    Network Access Protection Agent

    Network Provisioning Service

    Office Source Engine

    Remote Access Auto Connection Manager

    Removable Storage

    Sandboxie Service

    TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper

    Uninterruptible Power Supply

    Universal Plug and Play Device Host

    Volume Shadow Copy

    WebClient

    Windows CardSpace

    Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework

    Windows Installer

    Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache 3.0.0.0

    WMI Performance Adapter

    ,,,,some things do look different....isn't Telephony supposed to be disabled?

    Pictures load in pieces and slow

    in General Help

    Posted

    Try this if your Hosts file is stuck or corrupted.

    http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=138700

    or this link for it as well

    http://www.majorgeeks.com/Hoster_d4626.html

    You can reset hosts file to Windows default.

    I have never tried it . So the usual try at your own risk.

    Or see if your Adapter settings have been set to something else and need to be cleared.

    I am going to reset my hosts file Right Now!  :grin2:

    "Or see if your Adapter settings have been set to something else and need to be cleared...." is the second possibility he offered.  How can I check if this is the case?

    I uninstalled Treewalk dns but my IP is still coming up as 173.54.255.163?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    It's one thing after another with your machine dude.  You fix one thing, and three others come up, there's something seriously wrong with that.

    You've already proven to yourself that you have had several virus's, Like i suggested in another one of your threads about similar issues, to just clean the drive and re instal the OS.

    It's a complete mess at this point, who knows what all is wrong you know ? Or how many more virus's are hiding in there.

    I here you but the thing is that I just installed Treewalk on the fly and then I uninstalled it and my ip address is having this problem.  I really don't believe the two are related. 

×
×
  • Create New...