twiinky33 Posted August 29, 2009 CID Share Posted August 29, 2009 I'm new to testmy.net and I am having a download problem. I took the Download Test: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 4569 Kbps about 4.6 Mbps (tested with 6144 kB) Download Speed is:: 558 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2009/08/29 - 11:16am Bottom Line:: 80X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 1.84 sec Tested from a 6144 kB file and took 11.016 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 58.27 % of your hosts average (cox.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-9KC8NG2RY User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0; Trident/4.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30618) [!] and I would be happy with that because my average downloads are ~50 Kb/s and I don't understand what the problem is. If you could help that would be great... also I don't know a lot of the abbreviations and other tech stuff so if you don't mind please write out everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted August 29, 2009 CID Share Posted August 29, 2009 So it the slow download on all sites , do you ever get decent download ? What speed should you feel you be getting, in other words, do you know what bandwidth your paying for ? There's a great registry editor (don't let that scare you , it's really easy gui) << graphical user interface , you'll be ok with it. The program name is "cablenut" . So you'll have to post what operating system your using. As well as the above mentioned information. One you have that info, then someone will direct you to the proper settings. So no worries, there's a bunch of generous mouths here to get the most out of your system, and connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiinky33 Posted August 29, 2009 Author CID Share Posted August 29, 2009 If the file is greater than about 100 mbs i don't get a very good download speed. I don't know exactly what bandwidth I'm paying for but I believe I'm paying for the fastest quality one (if it helps my connection speed is 54 Mbps but fluctuates sometimes because I'm using wireless). As to my system... I'm using Vista 32-bit Operating System. Although, quick question- if I download something such as an installer or a torrent, etc the download from the site is fast but when I open it and start installing etc, I only get that really low download speed. Is this the same type of problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted August 29, 2009 CID Share Posted August 29, 2009 Well I know cox has some pretty fast connections, so if your paying for the highest they have , then yes, you have a real issue. But at the same token, not all packages are available in all area's . *shrugs* For now, skip thinking about that wireless router, just for a minute, yea, i will limit the download capacity, but Iv'e gotten 20000 mbps on my wireless router, so you see you have to understand the math of it. Anyhow , so your on vista, there is a cablenut "tweak" for vista. The link is as follows, just do what it says, it's very self explanatory, though if you get stuck, just post it. http://www.testmy.net/t-18907.msg214387#msg214387 I see that in the first line of instructions, he missed telling someone that may not know, that you must goto "start>run>cmd> then type in what he says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiinky33 Posted August 29, 2009 Author CID Share Posted August 29, 2009 #3 Says to Disable UAC is turning UAC off and Disabling it the same? Because I turned it off a few months ago... it annoyed me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted August 29, 2009 CID Share Posted August 29, 2009 #3 Says to Disable UAC is turning UAC off and Disabling it the same? Because I turned it off a few months ago... it annoyed me. Yes its the same. Do your gadgets still work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiinky33 Posted August 29, 2009 Author CID Share Posted August 29, 2009 Not sure what you mean by gadgets but :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 8563 Kbps about 8.6 Mbps (tested with 12288 kB) Download Speed is:: 1045 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2009/08/29 - 3:16pm Bottom Line:: 149X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 0.98 sec Tested from a 12288 kB file and took 11.756 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Looks Great : 9.19 % faster than the average for host (cox.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-WDOQ92CRJ User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0; Trident/4.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30618) [!] big improvement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted August 29, 2009 CID Share Posted August 29, 2009 Gadgets on the right side of the desktop. Are you running Vista? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted August 29, 2009 CID Share Posted August 29, 2009 Not sure what you mean by gadgets but :::.. Download Stats ..::: Download Connection is:: 8563 Kbps about 8.6 Mbps (tested with 12288 kB) Download Speed is:: 1045 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main) Test Time:: 2009/08/29 - 3:16pm Bottom Line:: 149X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 0.98 sec Tested from a 12288 kB file and took 11.756 seconds to complete Download Diagnosis:: Looks Great : 9.19 % faster than the average for host (cox.net) D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-WDOQ92CRJ User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0; Trident/4.0; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30618) [!] big improvement! Well thats a start. How many machines / network printers voip blah blah do you have running on your network ? Because you could do static and get rid of the net bois traffic as well, if it applies. Either way, Personally I set everything as static, makes just that much difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiinky33 Posted August 29, 2009 Author CID Share Posted August 29, 2009 I disabled the sidebar because I didn't like it if that's what you're talking about and honestly I don't know what changing the stuff to static means. Sorry I'm such a pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted August 30, 2009 CID Share Posted August 30, 2009 Well the router, or if none, then the modem has whats called DHCP server , that leases IP addresses to the machines that connect, each time that you turn the machine on, it gets leased an IP , or an address so the data knows where to to. This can be set to what is called static, the IP never changes, it's set in the router, and in the machine. It's not really practical unless your running a server of some kind off the machine. Other then you can then change other settings to clear up the available bandwidth on the network. It doesn't really make that much difference to be honest, other then the security issues of netbios, which can be argued till daylight. In my case, I like to have as much control over what moves through the network as possible. If your close to what speed you should be getting, and your not having any issues, unless you want to get a bit deeper involvement, then it's probably not for you, it is entirely not necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiinky33 Posted August 30, 2009 Author CID Share Posted August 30, 2009 Yeah, I tried a download and I was going about 500 times faster than what it was when I tried it a few days ago. I'm very happy with the results of this and I thank you for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted August 30, 2009 CID Share Posted August 30, 2009 Good deal Might as well have a better look around here , see what else you can get into now :haha: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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