jaross Posted July 10, 2004 CID Share Posted July 10, 2004 i am getting 30 kb/s download speed with my comcast cable! (according to the test on this site) we have a 802.11 b router which is what i am useing in the test. i am prutty sure it is not a software problem but i am going to find out by connecting my laptop directly into the cable modem. is it a possibility that becuase we have so many splitters on our cable for all the different tvs in our house that the signal could be dimmed down by that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaross Posted July 11, 2004 Author CID Share Posted July 11, 2004 here is from my laptop connected directly to the router with a network adapter: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 3121 Kbps about 3.1 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB) Download Speed is:: 381 KB/sec Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 56 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 2.69 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=XHCT70CV5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted July 11, 2004 CID Share Posted July 11, 2004 ok tv splitters dont really effect the speed of the cable internet access... I have a few on the line that I am currently on and doesnt make a difference... Being on a wireless router means that you are going to get some interference from microwaves, telephones, and other wireless networks... I have 4 neighbors that are currently running broadband internet access on 802.11b/g routers... The thing to do in this situtation is to change the channel from the default of 6.... This will eliminate any interference from other routers in the area cause most people dont do anything to the routers to begin with other than plug them in. Also you might want to get some protection on that router... At least use 128bit WEP on your network so that some dude who is driving past your house doesnt steal your internet and look or do something illegal... That would be bad!! I am running about 3200kbs which is about 1000kbs slower than if I have my laptop on the ethernet connection... Now that does change depending on where I am in the house... If you dont know by now there is a thing called spyware... I hate this s*** and the people who develop it should be put in prison with a dude named bubba who makes people his B*****es when they drop the soap... There is a great program out there called Spy sweeper. It is made by webroot and is free to download... It also comes with one update before you have to buy the product... http://www.webroot.com/wb/products/spysweeper/index.php Also make sure that you are running an anti virus program... I can not tell you how many people I have talked/helped fix their connection because some dumbass virus is using/slowing down their connection to the point that they are complaining Try those steps and see what happens... There shouldnt be that big of a difference in the wireless/wired speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaross Posted July 11, 2004 Author CID Share Posted July 11, 2004 well i am not sure what the heck was up last time when it was going at 30 kb/s but here is the test on my computer on the wireless network: _______________________________________________________________________ :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 2563 Kbps about 2.6 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB) Download Speed is:: 313 KB/sec Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 46 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 3.27 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=PKO84KIMR _______________________________________________________________________ is it possible that i was just on at a bad time last time? i mean i know that the more users in a neighborhood that are on at the same time, the slower the internet is with cable internet but i didnt think it was that much slower! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaross Posted July 11, 2004 Author CID Share Posted July 11, 2004 I know all about spy sweeper and use it often along with spybot, avg anti virus, spyware blaster and hyjack this, and seygate personal firewall. and i have encryption on but i only have it set to 64. should i change it to 128? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted July 11, 2004 CID Share Posted July 11, 2004 The system shouldnt do that if so many people are on at one time... I mean you might see like a 200 to 500 kbs drop under heavy volume but no from 3000 to 30kbs... That is retarted... Seems like you are running fine... I would still scan your computer for spyware... It is also highly unlikely that it was on the server side.... CA3LE has this site on one hell of a backbone and some really kick ass hardware to keep this site pumping, ALL HAIL CA3LE ... Just keep testing and if you run into more problems just post again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTB Posted July 11, 2004 CID Share Posted July 11, 2004 The system shouldnt do that if so many people are on at one time... I mean you might see like a 200 to 500 kbs drop under heavy volume but no from 3000 to 30kbs... That is retarted... AKA Chello. Sometimes it really slows down that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted July 11, 2004 CID Share Posted July 11, 2004 The only reason that I would say that is because Comcast's network isnt that bad.. I have comcast and I have never had speed like that unless that are doing upgrades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA3LE Posted July 12, 2004 CID Share Posted July 12, 2004 Your speed doesn't look all that bad now... expect a speed drop with the wireless... even if it's 802.11G ~~~ my connection drops to 2900 Kbps or 354 KB/s ~~ I normally run at about 3900 Kbps or 476 KB/s that's about 25% loss going to wireless from 100 Mbps network ---- so never expect your wireless to run to par with your hardwired connection even if you have the cleanest signal ever thought of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTB Posted July 12, 2004 CID Share Posted July 12, 2004 AKA Chello. Sometimes it really slows down that much. This kinda proves my point: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 620 Kbps about 0.6 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB) Download Speed is:: 76 KB/sec Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 11 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 13.47 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=MQ99BVMTR :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is: 24 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 97 KB) Upload Speed is: 3 KB/sec Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line: 0 times faster than 56K you can upload 1MB in 341.33 second(s) Validation Link :: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=MIULBD1TD Freshly tested at 22:00 PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted July 12, 2004 CID Share Posted July 12, 2004 I was talking download... I know all about your upload... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaross Posted July 12, 2004 Author CID Share Posted July 12, 2004 i changed the channel from 6 to 10 and not it seem prutty consistant at 46 times faster then 56k i couldnt beleve it though when i was getting 30 kb/s! i think it was just a wireless problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted July 13, 2004 CID Share Posted July 13, 2004 well if it is staying put then leave it alone... The only other thing that i can think of is that some one around you might have been interfering with your signal or you ISP was doing some work on the system.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTB Posted July 13, 2004 CID Share Posted July 13, 2004 I was talking download... I know all about your upload... Would you believe it if I said that I scored a 331 kbps upload speed once? And take a look at the download test and then at this one: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1924 Kbps about 1.9 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB) Download Speed is:: 235 KB/sec Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 34 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 4.36 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=BWY2JGRUS I normally test at about 2200 - 2300 here, but it's already way past the morning to get normal speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimmer Posted July 13, 2004 CID Share Posted July 13, 2004 the upload would amaze me... the download is fairly normal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTB Posted July 13, 2004 CID Share Posted July 13, 2004 I'll go test in the morning again tomorrow. The cap is 384, let's see if I can get anywhere near that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTB Posted July 26, 2004 CID Share Posted July 26, 2004 Revival for Swimmer: :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is: 350 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 386 KB) Upload Speed is: 43 KB/sec Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line: 6 times faster than 56K you can upload 1MB in 23.81 second(s) Validation Link :: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=AAV6T8PFV New download speed record as well O_o :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 2375 Kbps about 2.4 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB) Download Speed is:: 290 KB/sec Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/ Bottom Line:: 42 times faster than 56K you can download 1MB in 3.53 second(s) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/cgi-bin/get.cgi?Test_ID=3S59QCY5K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaross Posted July 29, 2004 Author CID Share Posted July 29, 2004 ok it is all effed up now. before i changed the channel and for a while everything was good. not my tests, only on the wireless computers are slow again. it is not the channel becuase i changed that a bunch of times. i turned off the wired computer and the other wireless computer and now on this computer (primary un-wred computer) everyhting is back to normal again. the thing that gets me is that I WAS NOT DOWNLOADING ANYTHING ON THE WIRED COMPUTER OR THE OTHER WIRELESS ONE. I had aim open but that was it. well anyway, i guess i can jsut turn off all the other computers when it is 2 in the morning and want to play Unreal Tournement 2004 online..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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