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Boot to safe mode, run some scans, and I would suggest uninstalling and reinstalling firefox

Cool, ok good luck with that. Keep in mind that tweaks are good only to boost your connection a little bit. Be careful not to overlook some of the bigger stuff, like virus/spyware/firewall interference, powercycling, clearing your browser cache, etc. A'ight, take it easy.

Hey Xbox_guy, and welcome to the forum! Have you checked out the sticky? If not, please check out the following threads: | | | | | | | | V

It makes sense that it should be the same, but who knows. There is a range of like 10 or 15 dB that is acceptable, so I guess it varies. Side note: lol! no I used to play but haven't for like almost a year. I gave my PS2 to my younger brothers. Thanks tho!

ethernet should help your connection out a bit, yep. regarding your modem, who makes it and what is the model? Do you lease the modem from your ISP? If so, you can ask your ISP for a new modem, and if you word it the right way, you should get a newer model.

Traceroute looks great.

i use sygate personal firewall, maybe i should upgrade to personal pro??? which is better, sygate,symantec or mcafee firewall?? restoring point will be my last resort

Hello, FewlsFirst, welcome to the forum! Be sure to check out the links at the bottom of my post (in my signature). Are you on ethernet connection? Win XP? Running any firewall, antivirus, toolbars, etc? | | | | | | | V

tucson1960 is correct. if you can't get it with adaware, try it with various other programs until you can. Xoftspy can be found here: http://paretologic.com/?id=djmweb&p=2. You can find a download for Spybot Search & Destroy here: http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022-10122137.html?part=dl-spybot&subj=dl&tag=button Microsoft Anti-spyware: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=321CD7A2-6A57-4C57-A8BD-DBF62EDA9671&displaylang=en Using a combination of these programs (only run one at a time) will increase your chances of removing stubborn spyware.

BOUGE! BOUGE! ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka!!

So true. This is the best way to make sure that you have only what you want on your system. I like to back up my files externally and do this every few weeks, it's way easier.

113 TCP auth Authentication Service from: http://lists.gpick.com/portlist/portlist.htm

Welcome to the forum! 31 db is acceptable for signal to noise.

hope you get some

my ZA free edition passed the leak test.

Welcome to the forum Aristotle

Sometimes with firewalls and antiviruses you have to configure the program so that it doesn't start when windows boots up (usually just a check box within the program). Then you can reboot your computer and remove it via "add/remove programs" in the control panel.

Cable Internet Connection Guide (for Windows XP) (UPDATED) V.3[/html] [html][b][u] A. NO CONNECTION[/b][/u] -when you cannot connect to the Internet -after each step, check for browsing Step 1: Powercycle and check connections -turn off all computers that access the Internet in the home -if you are connected through a router, power it down by disconnecting the power cord -power down the cable modem by disconnecting the power cord -let things sit offline for about a minute -checked that the coax cable into the cable modem (like your TV cable, with the pin) is screwed in tightly -check the network cable (ethernet like the big phone jack, or USB with two different ends) that goes from the cable modem to the next device (your computer, or a router if you are using one), and make sure it is connected securely -*if you are wired to a router* check the network cable which runs from the router to your computer -first return power to the cable modem, and let it sit about 2 minutes to initialize **Some common modems: Toshiba modem = wait for solid "cable" light Motorola Surfboard modem = wait for solid "online" light Thompson RCA modem = wait for solid "cable link" and "Internet" lights Ambit modem = wait for solid "sync" and "ready" lights -if your modem lights do not come on properly, contact ISP -if you are using a router, return power to it next and wait for it to initialize (if you're not sure, just wait 2 minutes) -bring up your computer Step 2: Check for a valid IP address -open the command prompt by clicking start, clicking run, then typing cmd into the run box, click ok -at the command line, type ipconfig -windows may look to more than one connection, but you should see for one an entry called IP Address followed by a series of numbers *IP address rundown: Windows auto assign IP address (indicates no connection) = 169.254.x.x Router (network) IP address = 192.168.x.x <--issued by router Other IP address that begin in the 60's or 20's (among others) are valid -if you have a valid IP, or are on a router with 192.168.x.x IP, and still cannot browse the Internet, go to the NO BROWSING section -if your IP address is 169.254.x.x, continue here Step 3: 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 at 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 4: Check your network adapters -click start, control panel, switch to classic view, open "System" -click on the hardware tab, click on the button which reads "Device Manager" -if the drivers for your network adapter are not installed properly (ie. there is a conflict), then it may be listed under "Other Devices" -click the plus next to "Network Adapters" -you should see your network adapter listed. if there is an X over the symbol next to it, then right-click the adapter and choose "enable" -the symbol should be green to indicate it is working properly Step 5: Check your protocol settings -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 an IP address automatically" -set to: "obtain DNS server address automatically" Step 6: Restoring TCP/IP -click start, click run -type cmd and click ok -type netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt and hit enter -type exit on the next command line and hit enter -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 c:windowsinf then click ok -choose "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and click ok -close windows and restart computer [b][u] B. NO BROWSING[/b][/u][/html] -when you have a valid IP address but cannot open web pages -test for browsing after each step [color=blue][b]Step 1: Scan for viruses and spyware[/b][/color] -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 [color=blue][b]Step 2: Turn off firewalls and antivirus[/b][/color] -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 -IMPORTANT: in the program permissions of your firewall, make sure that "Generic Host Process for WIN32" is not blocked. [color=blue][b]Step 3: Ping command[/b][/color] -click start, click run, type [b]cmd[/b] -in the command window, type [b]ping www.testmy.net[/b] -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 [b]ping 67.18.179.85[/b] and hit enter, 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 [color=blue][b]Step 4: Restoring Browser Defaults[/b][/color] [i]Internet Explorer 6[/i] -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 [i]Mozilla FireFox[/i] -select Tools from the menu bar and then click on Options -select General from the menu on the left and click on the Connection Settings button -put a dot in Auto-detect proxy settings for this network -select the Privacy Icon from the left menu and clear all values [color=blue][b]Step 5: DNS Settings[/b][/color] -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) -click start, click run -type [b]cmd[/b] and click ok -type [b]ipconfig/flushdns[/b] and hit enter -type [b]exit[/b] on the next command line and hit enter -if you still cannot browse by URL, continue to next step, otherwise contact your ISP to check for DNS issues [color=blue][b]Step 6: Restoring TCP/IP[/b][/color] -click start, click run -type [b]cmd[/b] and click ok -type [b]netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt[/b] and hit enter -type [b]exit[/b] on the next command line and hit enter -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 [b]c:windowsinf[/b] then click ok -choose "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and click ok -close windows and restart computer [html][b][u] C. SLOW BROWSING[/b][/u] -refer to https://testmy.net/forum/t-2097 and FOLLOW ALL STEPS!!! [b][u] RELATED LINKS[/b][/u][/html] -VanBuren's cablenut settings: https://testmy.net/topic-1013 -Achieve the best performance out of your computer: https://testmy.net/topic-4257

I found this chart useful: http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,290660,sid40_gci992311,00.html

Sounds like a home business package. Advertised speeds are 5/586 and sometimes 5/768, often with a static IP. Residential package advertised speeds are still 5/384.

Although I'm guilty of illegal file sharing (Napster, then Kazaa, then Bittorrent), I've never really agreed with the whole downloading music for free/illegal/piracy thing. I guess that makes me a complete hypocrite, but I always figured that everyone else does it, and it's really convenient. But it takes away from record sales and hurts the artists a lot. One might argue that they make enough as it is, but it's really not fair to them. I still buy CD's when I can, if I really like the artist, instead of burning them. That's why I like what Apple is doing with iTunes. I figure that Microsoft is going after that more than anything else, so boo-urns to them for unoriginality (they'll probably end up dominating it like everything else, for odd, unknown reasons). But for $.99/song, is it really that big of a deal? It's still convenient, plus you're not cheating the artists out of their deserving dollars.

Looks really good....hey, was there always a search the forums feature?