Newerest Posted June 3, 2007 CID Share Posted June 3, 2007 Hello, I'm new to this website. Infact, I only discovered it while I was looking to solve my dsl connection problem. Recently, I left my old cable provider because Suddenlink bought them out and it all just went to hell. So, I looked into a DSL connection. A few days ago I was able to connect to the internet, but really slowly. I signed up for Embarq's 3.0 mb service, but I am clearly not getting it. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 618 Kbps about 0.6 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Download Speed is:: 75 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/'>https://testmy.net/ (Server 1) Test Time:: 2007/06/03 - 2:28pm Bottom Line:: 11X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 13.65 sec Tested from a 579 kB file and took 7.672 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 21.59 % of your hosts average (embarqhsd.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/'>https://testmy.net/stats/id-G6SRAEWT4 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.4) Gecko/20070515 Firefox/2.0.0.4 [!] :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 254 Kbps about 0.3 Mbps (tested with 386 kB) Download Speed is:: 31 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/'>https://testmy.net/ (Server 1) Test Time:: 2007/06/03 - 2:43pm Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 33.03 sec Tested from a 386 kB file and took 12.453 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 8.87 % of your hosts average (embarqhsd.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/'>https://testmy.net/stats/id-804OQ3D21 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.4) Gecko/20070515 Firefox/2.0.0.4 [!] :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Upload Connection is:: 560 Kbps about 0.6 Mbps (tested with 1013 kB) Upload Speed is:: 68 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/'>https://testmy.net/ (Server 1) Test Time:: 2007/06/03 - 2:41pm Bottom Line:: 10X faster than 56K 1MB Upload in 15.06 sec Tested from a 1013 kB file and took 14.828 seconds to complete Upload Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 48.94 % faster than the average for host (embarqhsd.net) U-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/'>https://testmy.net/stats/id-T89W0RUHI User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.4) Gecko/20070515 Firefox/2.0.0.4 [!] 1. What OS are you running? Examples: Windows 98, Windows XP. If you have XP make sure you have SP2 installed! Also download the p2p fix for SP2 here Answer:I'm using Windows XP SP2 2. Who your Internet Service Provider (ISP) is, and what the advertised speed for download/upload is. Answer: Embarq, 3.0 mb 3. What tweaking programs you already have installed, and run this test. Copy all text and paste it in your post! For security reasons, blank out your IP #. Answer: I haven't tried tweaking yet, I wanted to make sure what to do first.. http://www.dslreports.com/tweakr/block:221b9b5?service=dsl&speed=3000&os=winXP&via=normal 4. What speed do you have against https://testmy.net and http://nitro.ucsc.edu/ also download this Tracert and Ping program (made by php) and click on check.bat. When it's done, copy and paste the results in your post. Answer: results above 5. Under your LAN connection - properties - general tab, uninstall all the protocols there that you do not need. You most likely only need "Client for Microsoft Networks" and "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)." If you share files on your home network, you also need "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks." Answer: when I tried to do this step, I was unable to connect to my router (I am on a wireless network). I therefore simply reverted to the normal protocols. 6. Open Internet Explorer and select the Tools menu, go to Internet Options, Connections tab, click the LAN settings button, make sure nothing there is checked. Answer:done that.... 7. Never Connect to your modem via USB ! Always connect to your modem via ethernet (NIC) and make sure you have the latest drivers for your NIC. Set your NIC duplex mode to 10mb half duplex for Cable, for DSL it depends on the ISP service unless you are using a router, if so then set it to 100mb full duplex for both Cable & DSL. If you are using a router make sure you have the latest firmware. Answer:I'm using an old linksys usb adapter, I haven't updated the drivers on it for a long time though. 8. Power cycle your modem, unplug it for at least 3 minutes Answer:done that... 9. Download, update, and do a scan with SpyBot and Ad Aware to remove any spyware Answer:done that.... 10. ZoneAlarm firewall has known problems with dropping speed, I suggest to uninstall it and compare speed Answer: I don't use ZoneAlarm 11. Install Outpost Firewall, Sygate Firewall, or Zone Alarm. Answer:I have a TrendMicro firewall. 12. Scan for viruses with your antivirus app, if you do not have one get one, AVG, Avast!, and Ewido are great. Answer:Done it. My antivirus program is TrendMicro PcCillin 13. Make sure you have ALL of the latest Windows Updates Answer:done that..... 14. Download and run CCleaner Answer:done that... 15. Go to VanBuren testmy.net Cablenut settings and install Cablenut 4.08 and Vanburens cablenut settings version 9 Answer: Haven't done that yet... 16. If you choose to build your own tweakfile with j79zlr's webpage, I suggest to leave SynAttackProtect to 0, and use a latency value between 150 and 300 ms. If your calculated TcpWindowSize is above 65535 and your webrowsing seem sluggish, i suggest to test with a TcpWindowSize and GlobalMaxTcpWindowsize that is 44 x ( your MSS value ) and change Tcp13230pts to 0. Answer:I havent built my own file... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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