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Sounds like you attended propaganda classes. The right to bear arms, IMO, is more like the foundation of a feudal society. I find it sad that so many people think that the only way to truly defend yourself is to stick the barrel of a gun in somebody's face. I find comfort in the (maybe somewhat lofty) thought that the human race is better than resorting to such primal, instinctive measures to get a point across. The power is in the numbers, always. Not the number of guns, but the number of voices, especially with the world as globally conscious as it is today. And I believe the subject that Resopalrabotnick was referring to is common morality.

First, I would check out our Make It Faster STICKY. Reply back with as much info as possible, and then be sure to check out Cablenut HERE.

Check out securityresponse.symantec.com if you know the virus name. They have a lot that you can read up on about technicalities, removal, etc. Otherwise, if none of your security picks anything up, you can always try others. If nothing works, and your system seems to be suffering, usually you can get away with isolating and replacing files (ie. dirty install of OS/software). As a last resort, back up your stuff, format and reinstall.

You may have already covered these bases, but I have to ask: -got a firewall? -got any toolbars/extensions running in your browser? (what browser you got?) -scanned for spyware lately? -scanned for viruses lately?

Welcome vampire85 Check it out: http://www.testmy.net/forum/index.php?topic=2097.0

I'm not totally thrilled about this: C:WINDOWSsystem32TCtrlIOHook.exe ...anybody got any ideas? TheLandScapper ....first of all, what's a scapper? Ok back to business, is your PC a Toshiba? Looks like you've got some good security in there...Bit Defender, AVG, Ewido, Spybot S&D....none of these find anything? Have you tried CableNut? Read our sticky: http://www.testmy.net/forum/index.php?topic=2097.0

Doomsday, try this test: http://server1.testmy.net/d_load.php?ni=1&tt=1&s=2992&st=st&ta=&top=&nobar=1

Welcome to the forum, Deastbrook I see a small RWIN, which may be limiting your speeds. But as cdf216 suggests, it would be most helpful if you were able to provide us with your advertised speeds so that we could best help you tweak.

I'd check out cablenut, cablenut. Get the application from here: www.cablenut.com Then try the file I have attached. After downloading it, open it, click save to registry, reboot and retest.

I think there's something about having the freedom to choose what I want or don't want to say, as opposed to having that taken from me without consent.

Hi folks, This topic is an attempt to gather information about how data is passing through the Road Runner network and beyond, in hopes to find and eliminate any weak spots which may potentially be causing slow downs. To run a traceroute: WIN XP/2000: -Click start, click run -Type cmd and click ok -Type tracert testmy.net >C:trace.txt and hit enter -Find the file trace.txt on your C: drive, open, copy, and paste here! WIN 98/ME: -Click start, click run -Type command and click ok -Type tracert testmy.net >C:trace.txt and hit enter -Find the file trace.txt on your C: drive, open, copy, and paste here! MAC OS X: -Open hard drive, applications folder, utilities folder -Launch the Network Utility -Click the Traceroute tab -Type testmy.net in the field and click Trace -Copy and paste results here! <hr> Check out the Wikipedia.org definition of a traceroute: [LINK] Traceroutes are helpful to determine if there are network issues, and where they are occurring. <hr> There are factors which could affect a traceroute from completing properly: -Could be a router or firewall blocking the trace. Try bypassing router or disabling/exiting firewall. -Could be that your modem is on standby (most have a standby or on/off feature). Look for a button. -Could be that your modem requires a reset. To properly reset your cable modem, disconnect the power supply for at least 30 seconds and then reconnect. If you have a digital phone modem, disconnect the power supply, hit the reset button (usually a pinhole), then reconnect the power. <hr> If you are seeing high times (over 10) in the trace to the IP address starting with 192.168, your router is likely the culprit. If you are seeing high times (over 10) in the trace to the IP address starting with 10, your modem is likely the culprit. <hr> There are some common factors which affect speed: If you have slow browsing issues and closing and reopening your browser resolves the issue: -clear your cache and cookies and restore your browser to defaults [HELP HERE] -scan for spyware and malware (try THIS online scan) If you have slow browsing issues and shutting down your firewall resolves the issue: -you may need to reconfigure the firewall -you may need to uninstall and reinstall the software. -you should scan your PC for spyware and malware (try THIS online scan) If you have slow browsing issues and a restart of your PC resolves the issue: -you should scan for spyware and malware (try THIS online scan) -you should defrag your harddrive (Start>(All) Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Disk Defragmenter) If you have slow browsing issues and a reset of your router resolves the issue: -make sure the router has proper ventilation and is not overheating -if you are using wireless, try optimizing the signal path [HELP HERE] If you have slow browsing issues and a reset of your modem resolves the issue: -make sure the modem has proper ventilation and is not overheating -with a direct connection, type 192.168.100.1 into the address bar of your browser to check the modem signals TX Power Level: should be between 30

x_6985381 that trace shows either a bad modem, or some serious network issues. What is your RR domain?

Yeah but she is USB, no? Are you able to connect via ethernet to your PC (the one we've been tweaking), reset the modem, and perform another trace and speedtest?

Trace looks pretty high for a 16M connection.

I think its about time to check out the competition

It's usually a firewall blocking ICMP traffic. Could definitely be causing slowdowns.

That's where I was going next. Clear the values from TCP Optimizer, save and reboot. Get cablenut here: www.cablenut.com The download the file below. Open it up, click save to registry in the adjuster window, reboot and retest.

Have you run virus and spyware scans?

Maybe shut down sygate and try again.

What does the trace look like now?

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If you have high bandwidth consumption, you will usually be targetted specifically for monitoring.

what kind of router do you have?