Speed dropped drastically

[gud2u2]

Help....please..I just got VOIP from MCI. My ISP is Cox. I used to connect at 4.1mps. Now it connects at around 700kps. My upload is almost as fast as my download. I called both MCI and Cox. Cox told me that there was a 15% loss and someone would come out sometime thursday. MCI said that with a max pause greater than 150ms they couldn't help with (my is somewhere between 250 and 1800). I just did a reformat Windows ME and the only thing I added was Dr.TCP (to raise my Tcp Receive Window to 50000). I am not even running my firewall right now.  Below are the results from the download and upload on here. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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

Connection is:: 480 Kbps about 0.48 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)

Download Speed is:: 59 kB/s

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

Test Time:: 2006/04/24 - 11:39am

Bottom Line:: 8X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 17.36 sec

Tested from a 579 kB file and took 9.89 seconds to complete

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 10.98 % of your hosts average (cox.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-QJ2G48IVH

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

Connection is:: 436 Kbps about 0.44 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 53 kB/s

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

Test Time:: 2006/04/24 - 11:49am

Bottom Line:: 8X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 19.32 sec

Tested from a 579 kB file and took 10.8672 seconds to complete

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 74.28 % of your hosts average (cox.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-KGJRS97WL

[VanBuren]

hey gud2u2 and welcome to the forum

follow all these steps and provide info asked for

http://www.testmy.net/forum/t-2097

VanBuren

[gud2u2]

My OS is WinME

My ISP is Cox (4mbs down/500mbs up)

I only have Dr.TCP to raise my Tcp Receive window to 50000

SpeedGuide.net TCP/IP Analyzer

TCP properties for IP = **.***.**.*** ()

Browser/OS = Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)

Notes: Read the Analyzer FAQ if the above is not your IP address.

TCP options string = 020405b401010402

MTU = 1500

MTU is fully optimized for broadband.

MSS = 1460

Maximum useful data in each packet = 1460, which equals MSS.

Default TCP Receive Window (RWIN) = 50000

RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 0 bits

Unscaled TCP Receive Window = 50000

For optimum performance, consider changing RWIN to a multiple of MSS.

Other RWIN values that might work well with your current MTU/MSS:

513920 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of

256960 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 4)

128480 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 2)

64240 (MSS x 44)

bandwidth * delay product (Note this is not a speed test):

Your TCP Window limits you to: 2000 kbps (250 KBytes/s) @ 200ms

Your TCP Window limits you to: 800 kbps (100 KBytes/s) @ 500ms

MTU Discovery (RFC1191) = ON

Time to live left = 119 hops

TTL value is ok.

Timestamps (RFC1323) = OFF

Selective Acknowledgements (RFC2018) = ON

IP type of service field (RFC1349) = 00000000 (0)

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

Connection is:: 425 Kbps about 0.43 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)

Download Speed is:: 52 kB/s

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

Test Time:: 2006/04/24 - 11:59am

Bottom Line:: 7X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 19.69 sec

Tested from a 579 kB file and took 11.15 seconds to complete

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 9.72 % of your hosts average (cox.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-AK5YVUPG9

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

Connection is:: 435 Kbps about 0.44 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 53 kB/s

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

Test Time:: 2006/04/24 - 12:00pm

Bottom Line:: 8X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 19.32 sec

Tested from a 579 kB file and took 10.9152 seconds to complete

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 74.11 % of your hosts average (cox.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-HZILB3TYR

TCP/Web100 Network Diagnostic Tool v5.3.3d

click START to begin

Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Done

running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 518.58Kb/s

running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 4.06Mb/s

Your PC is connected to a Cable/DSL modem

dslreports.com speed test result on 2006-04-24 15:05:19 EST:

258 / 368

Your download speed : 258 kbps or 32.3 KB/sec.

That is 94.1% worse than an average user on cox.net

Your upload speed is much faster than down.. have you tweaked?

Your upload speed : 368 kbps or 46 KB/sec.

That is 54.3% worse than an average user on cox.net

Current date is Mon 04-24-2006

Current time is  2:07:05.74p

Windows Millennium [Version 4.90.3000]

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

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=27ms TTL=52

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=52

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=27ms TTL=52

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=53

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=52

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=52

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=27ms TTL=52

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=53

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=27ms TTL=53

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=53

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=27ms TTL=52

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=52

Ping statistics for 67.18.179.85:

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

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

    Minimum = 13ms, Maximum =  28ms, Average =  22ms

Ping Complete.

Tracing route to testmy.net [67.18.179.85]

over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    14 ms    14 ms    13 ms  ip70-173-66-1.fv.dl.cox.net [70.173.66.1]

  2  <10 ms    27 ms    28 ms  bssrsysc01-gex010002.ma.dl.cox-internet.com [208.180.48.169]

  3    14 ms  <10 ms    14 ms  70.182.187.229

  4    13 ms    28 ms    27 ms  dllsbbrc01-gew0403.ma.dl.cox-internet.com [66.76.45.45]

  5    28 ms    13 ms    28 ms  68.1.206.41

  6    13 ms    28 ms    14 ms  dllsbbrj02-ge020.rd.dl.cox.net [68.1.0.148]

  7    27 ms    14 ms    28 ms  dllsbbrj01-ae0.rd.dl.cox.net [68.1.0.142]

  8    28 ms    27 ms    28 ms  68.105.30.2

  9    27 ms    14 ms    28 ms  64.124.79.77.theplanet.com [64.124.79.77]

10    27 ms    14 ms    27 ms  vl31.dsr02.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.127.30]

11    14 ms    27 ms    14 ms  vl42.dsr02.dllstx4.theplanet.com [70.85.127.91]

12    28 ms    27 ms    27 ms  gi1-0-1.car17.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.116.69]

13    27 ms    14 ms    14 ms  55.b3.1243.static.theplanet.com [67.18.179.85]

Trace complete.

Thanks VanBuren.

[FiberOptic]

yep do what van said and btw mind sound daft but what are you capped at???

[FiberOptic]

might wanna hide your ip (dunno what ppl here are like especially as you said you aint got a firewall)

[FiberOptic]

also try testing with a bigger file size

[VanBuren]

also try testing with a bigger file size

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

VanBuren

[gud2u2]

Thanks for the help FiberOptic. I don't know what I'm capped at, but I was downloading at 4.1mbs just a few days ago. Thanks for the IP tip. Here is a bigger test.

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

Connection is:: 605 Kbps about 0.61 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Download Speed is:: 74 kB/s

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

Test Time:: 2006/04/24 - 12:16pm

Bottom Line:: 11X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 13.84 sec

Tested from a 2992 kB file and took 40.54 seconds to complete

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)

Diagnosis: 90% + Okay : running at 100 % of your hosts average (66.123)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-10SORGITM

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

Connection is:: 441 Kbps about 0.44 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 54 kB/s

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

Test Time:: 2006/04/24 - 12:20pm

Bottom Line:: 8X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 18.96 sec

Tested from a 2992 kB file and took 55.632 seconds to complete

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 75.13 % of your hosts average (cox.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-05EA4O71L

[VanBuren]

also test 3 mirror closest to you http://www.testmy.net/tools/mirrors.php

use atleast 3 MB testfile

VanBuren

[gud2u2]

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

Connection is:: 716 Kbps about 0.72 Mbps (tested with 5248 kB)

Download Speed is:: 87 kB/s

Tested From:: http://eebobb.shackspace.com

Test Time:: 2006/04/24 - 12:46pm

Bottom Line:: 12X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 11.77 sec

Tested from a 5248 kB file and took 60.04 seconds to complete

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 16.38 % of your hosts average (cox.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-H70K9UVJT

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

Connection is:: 485 Kbps about 0.49 Mbps (tested with 3151 kB)

Download Speed is:: 59 kB/s

Tested From:: http://www.menace-2-society.com

Test Time:: 2006/04/24 - 12:49pm

Bottom Line:: 8X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 17.36 sec

Tested from a 3151 kB file and took 53.28 seconds to complete

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 11.1 % of your hosts average (cox.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-LS1ZGHIT0

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

Connection is:: 190 Kbps about 0.19 Mbps (tested with 3151 kB)

Download Speed is:: 23 kB/s

Tested From:: http://renosworld.com

Test Time:: 2006/04/24 - 12:52pm

Bottom Line:: 3X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 44.52 sec

Tested from a 3151 kB file and took 135.55 seconds to complete

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 4.35 % of your hosts average (cox.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-C05M7GIUY

[gud2u2]

BTW Thanks for your help:)

[VanBuren]

have you changed duplex settings in your NIC? If so try to force it to 10 Mbps half duplex, if you have a router, try both 100 Mbps full duplex and Auto

VanBuren

[gud2u2]

No I haven't change any settings....BTW would I go about doing that....Thanks

[gud2u2]

The only router I have is the TA that MCI sent me for the VOIP.

[VanBuren]

try change the settings

quote from http://dslnuts.com/tips_tricks.shtml

HOW TO SET THE PROPER NIC DUPLEX SETTINGS:

Win98/ME: to change to half-duplex:

* Open Control Panel.

* Double-click Network.

* From the scrollable list, select your Ethernet adapter (rather than any dial-up) with a green icon.

* Click the button Properties.

* Click the tab Advanced to bring it to the front:

* In the Property box, the property name to be selected varies according to model of ethernet card. Examples are: Network Link Selection, Media Type, Connection Type, Duplex Mode, or any similarly-named property which can have Values looking like Auto-Negotiation, or 10BT, or 10BaseT.

* In the Value box, select a value which either (a) explicitly says half-duplex or semi-duplex, or ( at least does not say full-duplex [e.g. 10BaseT on its own is OK]. If there is a choice between 10 and 100 with half-duplex, choose the 10. Do not choose 10Base5, 10Base2, or AUI.

* Click OK to exit the Adapter settings.

* Click OK all the way out - you might need to restart.

VanBuren

[gud2u2]

Its on auto. I changed it to 10baseT (it was the only option I had that you listed). It actually made it worse (128kbs down). Is there a way to test my modem? I am also having troubles with active x. I went to the PCpitstop website and tried to test the active x and it told me it wasn't supported (using IE 6). I have checked everything in the internet options.

Thanks

[FiberOptic]

also make sure you clear the cache after applying any new settings and reboot to get the new effect as if you re-do the test over it will be cached aka FAKED

[FiberOptic]

also what modem-router are you using that usually tells you what youa re capped at try http://192.168.1.1  and enter the modem config page it will be in there as the cap details will eb alot of help

[gud2u2]

That link doesn't work for me.

[gud2u2]

Anyone else have any ideas that I can try?

Thanks for all of your help.....

[FallowEarth]

Looks like this test went ok:

TCP/Web100 Network Diagnostic Tool v5.3.3d

click START to begin

Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Done

running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 518.58Kb/s

running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 4.06Mb/s

Your PC is connected to a Cable/DSL modem

I bet it is something integrated with your browser. 

If you are running IE, try disabling your toolbars.  Click View --> Toolbars.  In here, all you need is Address Bar, Standard Buttons and Links.  Click to uncheck (disable) any others. 

If you are running FF, click Tools --> Extensions.  Here you should be able to right click and disable the extensions.  You'll have to reopen the browser after.

Then retest (use the one without a loader bar): http://www.testmy.net/tools/test/d_load.php?ni=1&tt=1&s=2992&st=st&ta=&top=&nobar=1

<hr>

If this doesn't work, try this online malware scan:  http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan

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An alternative you have is to try the ftp download test laid out here:

http://www.testmy.net/forum/t-12193

[FiberOptic]

sorry it should be http://192.168.1.1 the 1.1 part dosent hyperlink 4some

reaspon

[gud2u2]

Here is an update. I had to contact MCI and have them force a new firmware version to my TA (VOIP). I don't know how long this will last....but I will use it while I have it. Here are the current results. It seems as though it was the TA all along. Thank you to everyone that replied to my situation.

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

Connection is:: 4126 Kbps about 4.13 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Download Speed is:: 504 kB/s

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

Test Time:: 2006/04/26 - 5:39am

Bottom Line:: 72X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 2.03 sec

Tested from a 2992 kB file and took 5.94 seconds to complete

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; Win 9x 4.90; .NET CLR 1.1.4322)

Diagnosis: 90% + Okay : running at 94.46 % of your hosts average (cox.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-QT5LEJ6P9