SiraComputer Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 what the??.. you guys are comparing specs now? at 3:00 am? get some sleep! anyway, i won't be sharing my specs, don't want to humiliate myself. and also, reformatting should be your last resort. when things go wrong, you should just revert to a previous, safer setting. that's what back ups and system restore are for. @ SiraComputer - about those trial period expiration, you could find a way around it. you mentioned before that you download torrents, try to be resourceful. i don't approve of that method though. for me; its free, or leave it be. off topic Seems like it but i enjoy reformatting once in a while, probably my best way to get rid of those programs i don't use and overlooked! Plus it's like an overall cleaning! My pc is the 3rd thing i love next to my kids and hubby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiraComputer Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 Does mixing openDNS and the default DNS from smartBro affect your speed? Here are the results of the mixed DNS :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 612 Kbps about 0.6 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Download Speed is:: 75 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2007/09/09 - 8:30pm Bottom Line:: 11X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 13.65 sec Tested from a 579 kB file and took 7.75 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 139.06 % faster than the average for host (smartbro.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-294PCKA3R User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.6) Gecko/20070725 Firefox/2.0.0.6 [!] :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 678 Kbps about 0.7 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Download Speed is:: 83 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2007/09/09 - 8:33pm Bottom Line:: 12X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 12.34 sec Tested from a 579 kB file and took 7 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 164.84 % faster than the average for host (smartbro.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-WI5ZRMT60 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.6) Gecko/20070725 Firefox/2.0.0.6 [!] :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 649 Kbps about 0.6 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Download Speed is:: 79 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2007/09/09 - 8:37pm Bottom Line:: 11X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 12.96 sec Tested from a 579 kB file and took 7.313 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Awesome! 20% + : 50.58 % faster than the average for host (201.78) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-Z0G3FRSJ4 User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.6) Gecko/20070725 Firefox/2.0.0.6 [!] when i revert back to: defaultDNS from smartBRO score is 400-500+ kbps openDNS score is 600kbps below Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fr0stbound Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 hmm, i haven't tried doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiraComputer Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 hmm, i haven't tried doing that. He he woke up this afternoon with that idea my hubby gave me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fr0stbound Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 oh, ok. does it give you faster speed than using open DNS alone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiraComputer Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 i get 610+ most of the time using mixedDNS rather than using openDNS and defaultDNS alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fr0stbound Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 hmm, choose whatever floats your boat then. imho, the alternate DNS server is where you are directed when you connect to the main server. that means if you can't connect to open DNS, you go back to smartbro's DNS. and for me, smartbro's DNS sucks. well, i'll be gone for awhile, i'm already late for school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbuster2007 Posted September 10, 2007 Author CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 oh, ok. does it give you faster speed than using open DNS alone? @ fr0st now you seems like a freshman and the new comer is the senior huh? its always good to learn many fresh ideas isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fr0stbound Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 yes, i always enjoy learning stuff. the only thing you can't learn is stupidity. (translated: ang hindi mo lang pwede matutunan ay ang pagiging tanga.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbuster2007 Posted September 10, 2007 Author CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 yes, i always enjoy learning stuff. the only thing you can't learn is stupidity. (translated: ang hindi mo lang pwede matutunan ay ang pagiging tanga.) its like dual booting one PC with 2 windows xps. already in the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiraComputer Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 its like dual booting one PC with 2 windows xps. already in the system. umm...so what do you think guys about the mixing of DNS? does it sound weird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fr0stbound Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 for me, i don't think i will be using it(if open DNS fails, you revert back to default smartbro DNS?) but again, that's just me. if it gives you satisfactory results, then go ahead with using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbuster2007 Posted September 10, 2007 Author CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 umm...so what do you think guys about the mixing of DNS? does it sound weird? nothing to loose. its actually a new idea. if the 1st one doesn't work, it will simply find another registered dns. i think there's not gonna be any problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorge_1818 Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 did someone tried monitoring their speed while testing their bandwidth? i mean by using a program like netstat live or bandwidth monitor pro while testing their speed. sometimes my test results are like 450+ but in the bandwidth monitor pro i only get 350-415kbps. i usually do this when i want really accurate speeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbuster2007 Posted September 10, 2007 Author CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 did someone tried monitoring their speed while testing their bandwidth? i mean by using a program like netstat live or bandwidth monitor pro while testing their speed. sometimes my test results are like 450+ but in the bandwidth monitor pro i only get 350-415Kbps. i usually do this when i want really accurate speeds. with smartbro there's no such thing as accurate or consistent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiraComputer Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 did someone tried monitoring their speed while testing their bandwidth? i mean by using a program like netstat live or bandwidth monitor pro while testing their speed. sometimes my test results are like 450+ but in the bandwidth monitor pro i only get 350-415Kbps. i usually do this when i want really accurate speeds. after a second or two smartBro fluctuates you can observe your canopy page the duration it occurs. when it rains my jitter goes 4-5 then back to 1 with a 2 second delay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgauth Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 reformatting my PC cannot be my option... especially right now coz im doing my thesis book... hehehe! anyway latest results of my consistently inconsistent speed... (w/ flushed dns and cache cleared...) Auto-detect proxy... Manual Proxy... Direct Connection to the internet. (no proxy) Smart Broken... Simply Amusing! I believe that the second one was my real speed... but the other results makes me feel good though... Havent tried mixing my DNS lately... maybe i'll try it later and i'll keep you posted with the results... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiraComputer Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 @Azgauth: thats why i like partitioning my hard drive allocating all my important files from the system drive for quick formatting purposes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgauth Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 unfortunately... im not a computer wiz kid. i dunno how to do those things... huhu! anyway... here again are my consistently inconsistent speed result... Auto-detect: Manual Proxy Direct Connection. (almost dial-up) Well... mixed dns is no good for me... huhu! If i cud only double my normal speed (200kbps x2) I would be more than happy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiraComputer Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 can NAT settings be adjusted through canopy? coz when i download via torrent the NAT is highlighted and can't connect thru other peers becoz of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiraComputer Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 @Azgauth: have you tried direct connection using mixedDNS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorge_1818 Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 with smartbro there's no such thing as accurate or consistent they're accurately inaccurate and consistently inconsistent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgauth Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 unfortunately... im not a computer wiz kid. i dunno how to do those things... huhu! anyway... here again are my consistently inconsistent speed result with mixed DNS Auto-detect: Manual Proxy Direct Connection. (almost dial-up) Well... mixed dns is no good for me... huhu! If i cud only double my normal speed (200Kbps x2) I would be more than happy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgauth Posted September 10, 2007 CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 just edited my post... hehe! those are my speeds with mixed dns... only made me slower... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolbuster2007 Posted September 10, 2007 Author CID Share Posted September 10, 2007 can NAT settings be adjusted through canopy? coz when i download via torrent the NAT is highlighted and can't connect thru other peers becoz of it! disable NAT in your canopy don't use it. In computer networking, the process of Network Address Translation (NAT, also known as Network Masquerading, Native Address Translation or IP Masquerading) involves re-writing the source and/or destination addresses of IP packets as they pass through a router or firewall. Most systems using NAT do so in order to enable multiple hosts on a private network to access the Internet using a single public IP address (see gateway). Many network administrators find NAT a convenient technique and use it widely. Nonetheless, NAT can introduce complications in communication between hosts and may have a performance impact. <---- that's according to wiki, see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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