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Are you using telnet? or a 3rd party? Using a remote connection, it is very unlikely that the files could be uploaded off the server and downloaded to the client fast enough to play them in real-time, so you would be better to just transfer them.

You say ethernet: is that a direct ethernet connection from PC to modem? Go to the control panel, then to network connections, what is connected/enabled there? Look for local area connection and wireless....are they both connected?

A firewall can also cause this.

hey DaBadGuy and welcome What operating system (ie. version of Windows) do you use? Are you going through a router, or is the PC connected directly to the modem? Are you using USB/ethernet/wireless? Are you running any firewalls?

Yeah, as far as I know only win2k server has load balancing. You can check this link from MS out and see if anything translates over to 2k Pro: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/support/nlbcontb.mspx

Hi Inferno1424, and welcome to the forum.

I like curds. They're fun and squeeky. But you can keep the whey.

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I vote yes, as long as it stays civil (no flames!) and on task = connectivity issues, ping times, etc.

Yes, they offer the Premium package, 8 Mbits down, 512 K up

nudge

Could be spyware, firewall could be blocking it, could be your browser settings. From http://www.testmy.net/forum/t-6025.0: B. NO BROWSING -when you have a valid IP address but cannot open web pages -test for browsing after each step Step 1: Scan for viruses and spyware -hopefully you are running antivirus and spyware protection programs. -be sure to run a full system scan, one program at a time, and do not perform any other operations while these are running -if you feel comfortable, you can also try the scan in safe mode for a more thorough scan -if there are untreatable files, contact the vendor of the software for technical assistance - https://testmy.net/forum/t-3924 <-- check this out for more info Step 2: Turn off firewalls and antivirus -turn off XP firewall by clicking start, control panel (if it says "switch to classic view" then click there), open "Windows Firewall", turn off -look to your system tray (the icons by the clock in the bottom right), hover over each icon, if it is a firewall or antivirus then right-click it and choose exit, shut down or disable Step 3: Ping command -click start, click run, type "cmd" without quotes -in the command window, type with out quotes "ping www.testmy.net" -if the ping goes through, there will be a "ping statistics" line. look for packet loss, and high round trip times -if the ping is ok (no loss), proceed to Step 4: Restoring Browser Defaults -if the ping says "unable to resolve host" or has 100% losses, try to ping by IP address -type without quotes "ping 67.18.179.85", and check for packet losses -if the ping by IP address is ok (no loss), try to browse by IP address: in the address bar of your browser, type 67.18.179.85...does testmy.net come up? If so, it is a DNS issue. Proceed to Step 5: DNS Settings -if ping by URL and ping by IP address both fail, proceed to Step 6: Restoring TCP/IP Step 4: Restoring Browser Defaults **Note: these steps are for Internet Explorer 6 only** -open Internet Explorer, click Tools, click Internet Options -under the General tab: -click "Delete Cookies" and click "ok" to the dialogue box -click "Delete Files", put a check where it says "delete all offline content" and click "ok" to the dialogue box -click "Clear history" and click yes to the dialogue box -where it says "Days to keep pages in history" set it to 5 or less (the default is 20) -under the Security tab: -click the "Default level" button -under the Privacy tab: -click the "Default" button -under the Connections tab: -make sure it is set to "Never dial a connection" -click the "LAN Settings" button, set it to "Automatically detect settings" and click ok -under the Programs tab: -click the "Reset web settings" button, click "yes" to the dialogue box -under the Advanced tab: -click the "Restore defaults" button -click apply, then ok -close and reopen Internet Explorer, test for browsing on a few different site -if still no browsing, continue to Step 6: Restoring TCP/IP Step 5: DNS Settings **when you can browse by IP address, but not by URL** -click start, control panel, switch to classic view, open "Network Connections" -if you are hard-wired, look to "Local Area Connection"; if you are wireless, look to "Wireless Connection" -right-click your connection, choose properties -under "this connection uses the following items" click to highlight "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" -click properties -set to: "obtain DNS server address automatically" -test browse to "testmy.net" (try others also) -if you still cannot browse by URL, continue to next step, otherwise contact your ISP to check for DNS issues Step 6: Restoring TCP/IP -click start, control panel, switch to classic view, open "Network Connections" -if you are hard-wired, look to "Local Area Connection"; if you are wireless, look to "Wireless Connection" -right-click your connection, choose properties -click install -choose protocol, click add -click "have disk" -where it says "copy manufacturer's files from" type without quotations "c:windowsinf" then click ok -choose "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and click ok -close windows and restart computer

do you know if the wireless adapter is wireless g? You might be interested in looking into updating the drivers for it from the manufacturer's website, see if that improves the wireless speed.

Have you tried the Cablenut settings found HERE?

Looks pretty typical. Similar to lumpy's speeds, a little bit slower. I'd say your ping stats are good lumpy. What do you get for speed tests?

try pinging with about 50 hops: ping -n 50 testmy.net

Try running a traceroute to testmy.net from the command prompt like this: C:Documents and Settingstestmy.net member>tracert testmy.net then post your results!

Welcome to the forum, jsdailey. Keep in mind that the speed tests are dependent on your browser. Often spyware will cause such fluxuations, be sure to run your spyware scanners. If you have none, you can go to www.microsoft.com/spyware to get one. Are you on a router? Do you have windows XP? Also, be sure to check out http://www.testmy.net/forum/t-2097 for some great tips.

or that XP had to disable the wireless and look to the local area connection, where the speeds are higher.

What are your advertised speeds?

Just get a Mac. Problem solved.