speed variations

[tonyslaughter]

hi all i just had a quick question..i have Earthlink cable 6000/512..i usually run around 8m down using speakeasy and 7m using myspeed..on this site i was getting about 6.5 down..uploads run about 475k,,i have win xp..ive cleaned the registry using ccleaner.i check for viruses,spyware and etc daily.i ran the speedguide optimizer and now in getting 4m download at best..oh and the higher speeds were done throughout the day..the lower speed is right now..my question is should i do a system restore to put my system back the way it was or if the problem might fix itself?

PLZ ANY INPUT IS WELCOMED BECAUSE IM AT A LOSS

[tommie gorman]

Welcome to the forum tonyslaughter. 

I run the Optimizer because it works best on my comp. But my suggestion for you in this forum would be to do a system restore and get cable-nut. Because you will get a lot of help form this forum on cable-nut. And don't forget to wait 2 to three days for full effects before changing optimizer or cable-nut settings.

How long have you had Optimizer installed?

Also post a speed test.

[tonyslaughter]

i just installed it today but the funny thing is that my speed from the other sites are like normal..this is the only 1 with the dramatic change

[tommie gorman]

post a speed test with the 2992 file.

[tonyslaughter]

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

Connection is:: 4394 Kbps about 4.39 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Download Speed is:: 536 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net  (Server 1)

Test Time:: 2006/04/07 - 8:47pm

Bottom Line:: 77X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 1.91 sec

Tested from a 2992 kB file and took 5.578 seconds to complete

Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.1) Gecko/20060111 Firefox/1.5.0.1

Diagnosis: Looks Great : 2.9 % faster than the average for host (mindspring.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-6HZUN07WQ

[tommie gorman]

To be honest, this might be a little out of my league. Fallow Earth could probably help you a little better. He will probably have you run a tracert route, if you know how to do that. Good luck. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. He will probably be here a little later.

[j3grizz]

I agree with Tommie. You can tweak more with cablenut and you will pick up a lot of knowledge here. I suggest also to download a large file from the net and see what your real download speed is, then compare it with your speed tests. Most of the tests I run aren't as accurate as testmy.net when comparing to actual download speeds. Check out this sticky. http://www.testmy.net/forum/t-2097

Welcome to the forum and good luck! 

[tonyslaughter]

thanx guys and i will run the trace route..

The current date is: Fri 04/07/2006

The current time is: 23:03:46.40

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

Pinging testmy.net [67.18.179.85] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=48ms TTL=46

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=48ms TTL=46

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=48ms TTL=46

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=48ms TTL=46

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=53ms TTL=46

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=46

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=47ms TTL=46

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=53ms TTL=46

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=48ms TTL=46

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=46

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=53ms TTL=46

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=46

Ping statistics for 67.18.179.85:

    Packets: Sent = 12, Received = 12, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

    Minimum = 47ms, Maximum = 53ms, Average = 49ms

Ping Complete.

Tracing route to testmy.net [67.18.179.85]

over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    9 ms    7 ms    8 ms  10.116.128.1

  2    8 ms    8 ms    15 ms  gig1-2.brhmalhe-rtr2.bham.rr.com [66.25.96.45]

  3    23 ms    23 ms    21 ms  pos2-0.tampflerl.rtr3.tampabay.rr.com [65.32.8.109]

  4    22 ms    21 ms    22 ms  pos5-0-OC-192.tampflerl-rtr4.tampabay.rr.com [65.32.8.130]

  5    22 ms    23 ms    23 ms  so-9-1.car2.Tampa1.Level3.net [4.79.174.1]

  6    24 ms    23 ms    23 ms  ae-2-52.mp2.Tampa1.Level3.net [4.68.104.33]

  7    45 ms    49 ms    45 ms  as-2-0.bbr1.Dallas1.Level3.net [64.159.3.217]

  8    45 ms    45 ms    47 ms  ae-14-53.car4.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.122.80]

  9    48 ms    47 ms    47 ms  4.78.220.10

10    48 ms    47 ms    47 ms  vl32.dsr02.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.127.62]

11    48 ms    48 ms    47 ms  vl42.dsr02.dllstx4.theplanet.com [70.85.127.91]

12    48 ms    47 ms    48 ms  gi1-0-2.car17.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.116.85]

13    48 ms    48 ms    47 ms  55.b3.1243.static.theplanet.com [67.18.179.85]

Trace complete.

[j3grizz]

Just me, but I would x-out the personal ip address when posting ping and trace routes. Everyone, not just members can see this. Of course there isn't anyone crooked on the net right.

[tonyslaughter]

ok thanx

[tonyslaughter]

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[tommie gorman]

To change a post, just hit the modify button at the top of  that post, and change to any way you want. 

[tonyslaughter]

does anyone know how to modify a post when theres no modify button only a quote button

[FallowEarth]

Hey tonyslaughter.

First of all, it is important to understand that you should not use both Optimizer and Cablenut.  I can help you with cablenut, so this is what I would suggest.

First clear all values in Optimizer, save and reboot.  Then open the file in the zip I have attached, save to registry and reboot.

Have you run ccleaner?  Tried the scan at www.ewido.net ?

Your trace looks good.  It is most likely that software running on your PC is slowing you down.  Things that can do this are: firewall, antivirus, antispyware, browser extensions/toolbars, popup blockers.  My suggestion is to shut all these down while you are testing. 

Also, have you tried testing from a mirror closer to you?  As it was suggested above, testing with a larger file increases accuracy on a connection such as yours.

Hope this helps some.  Holla back with questions.