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Okay, I recently upgraded my DSL speed from 256kb to 1.5mb and qwest sent a new modem (ActionTec GT701-WG). I also have a router (NetworkEverywhere/Linksys NR041). So heres the thing, I was able to get the internet to work and everything but it was slow on both computers connected to the network. I've tried messing around with PPPoE and PPPoA and bridging and all this stuff that I really know nothing about and I messed everything up and nothing worked. Well I finally got everything back but it's REALLY slow now. So I'm just wondering, what sort of settings do I need on both the router and the modem for a good connection? I tried getting help in the "Make it faster..." forum and a guy (trogers) made me a ccs file which he said was perfect and that the problem was elsewhere. One of the bad things I've noticed is when I run tracert. For the first 2 hops I get "request timed out." everytime and then I usually get "request timed out." for the last 1-10 hops. Also know that I'd like to have everything set up for Static IP's so I can use Port Forwarding. If you want me to run some tests I'll run them, just please help someone!

Here's the download test using Firefox:

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

Connection is:: 107 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Download Speed is:: 13 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server2)

Test Time:: Mon Jan 30 2006 17:35:34 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time)

Bottom Line:: 2X faster than 56K 1MB download in 78.77 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 4.64 % of your hosts average (qwest.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-WB0KDHL18

upload:

:::.. Upload Stats ..:::

Connection is:: 843 Kbps about 0.8 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 103 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server1)

Test Time:: Mon Jan 30 2006 17:41:05 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time)

Bottom Line:: 15X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 9.94 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 76.73 % faster than the average for host (qwest.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-T65ZYWREF

download test with IE:

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

Connection is:: 124 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Download Speed is:: 15 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server1)

Test Time:: Mon Jan 30 17:45:08 CST 2006

Bottom Line:: 2X faster than 56K 1MB download in 68.27 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 5.37 % of your hosts average (qwest.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-L3G5DO0Q4

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Well....I power cycled like you said...and things just got worse:

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

Connection is:: 27 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)

Download Speed is:: 3 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server2)

Test Time:: Mon Jan 30 2006 21:34:38 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time)

Bottom Line:: 0X faster than 56K 1MB download in 341.33 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 1.17 % of your hosts average (qwest.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-1TJIFEM7H

:::.. Upload Stats ..:::

Connection is:: 859 Kbps about 0.9 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 105 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server1)

Test Time:: Mon Jan 30 2006 21:48:14 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time)

Bottom Line:: 15X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 9.75 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 80.08 % faster than the average for host (qwest.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-09BXAP5W1

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What do you mean? without the router?

Another weird thing is I left my torrent up and running all night, and when it started it was getting MAX 10kb/s DL and like what I set as my limit UL. But this morning the DL speed was going up to like 25+ kb/s every once and awhile. Could the problem be that I forwarded the BitComet ports in both the router AND modem? or is that what you're supposed to do?

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Here was a saved tracert:

Tracing route to qwest.net [204.147.80.81]

over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    *        *        *    Request timed out.

  2    *        *        *    Request timed out.

  3    42 ms    34 ms    34 ms  roch-dsl-gw01-193.roch.qwest.net [209.181.190.193]

  4    *      49 ms    34 ms  roch-agw1.inet.qwest.net [209.181.190.125]

  5    49 ms    34 ms    34 ms  rch-core-01.inet.qwest.net [205.171.157.33]

  6    38 ms    38 ms    38 ms  mpl-core-01.inet.qwest.net [205.171.205.230]

  7    39 ms    38 ms    37 ms  mpl-core-02.inet.qwest.net [205.171.128.98]

  8    46 ms    39 ms    38 ms  min-svcs-03.inet.qwest.net [207.225.159.243]

  9    *      50 ms    38 ms  wwwld.uswest.net [204.147.80.81]

Trace complete.

The first 2 are local right? so that could have told you it was on my end or something? I tried saying that in my first post but...whatever. Help is on the way...well they will be tomorrow so...Thanks anyway. I may still need your help if something doesn't work or who knows what.

I actually have a question or two...So I was looking around my modem and router setups and noticed in the DHCP section it says that only one should be on so...which one should I have on? The router's or modem's? and how would I set everything up if I wanted my computers to have static IP's? Would I turn BOTH DHCP's off? Maybe I'm way off here IDK...

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Okay I guess problem solved! :D

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

Connection is:: 1280 Kbps about 1.3 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB)

Download Speed is:: 156 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net (server2)

Test Time:: Wed Feb 01 2006 13:55:08 GMT-0600 (Central Standard Time)

Bottom Line:: 23X faster than 56K 1MB download in 6.56 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 55.82 % of your hosts average (qwest.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-BHU97WKN4

The qwest guy came and ran some new wire(CAT5) because we have an older house with old phone cords or something that don't allow fast data or something. So I guess...case closed! Thanks!

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Okay I guess problem solved! :D

The qwest guy came and ran some new wire(CAT5) because we have an older house with old phone cords or something that don't allow fast data or something. So I guess...case closed! Thanks!

If it had been line noise it would have showed up in the logs in the "modem".

That fix of new phone lines sounds fishy to me.

Qwest must have done something else too.

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