Make it Fast - Please Help - Cox.net 52nd percentile on downloads

[shasbrooke]

My download speed is terrible. Here is all the information that was requested from a previous post. Any assistance or input is greatly appreciated.

1.) XP SP2

2.) Cox.net

3.) Tweaks URL - http://ttester.broadbandreports.com/tweak/block:3f2753c?service=cable&speed=2941&os=winXP&via=normal

4.) Ping Test - Log created by AutoCheck.bat on Mon 04/25/2005

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

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=68ms TTL=51

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=75ms TTL=51

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=74ms TTL=51

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=73ms TTL=52

Ping statistics for 67.18.179.85:

    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

    Minimum = 68ms, Maximum = 75ms, Average = 72ms

Ping Complete.

Tracing route to testmy.net [67.18.179.85]

over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    12 ms    12 ms    20 ms  10.107.111.1

  2    13 ms    22 ms    13 ms  elcnsysc02-gex0815.sd.sd.cox.net [68.6.10.162]

  3    10 ms    12 ms    11 ms  fed1dsrj02-gex060005.rd.sd.cox.net [68.6.8.170]

  4    11 ms    16 ms    11 ms  fed1bbrc01-pos0203.rd.sd.cox.net [68.1.0.200]

  5    37 ms    21 ms    32 ms  paltbbrj01pos0400.r2.pt.cox.net [68.1.0.194]

  6    27 ms    22 ms    24 ms  68.105.31.18

  7    22 ms    23 ms    24 ms  so-4-2-0.mpr4.sjc2.us.above.net [64.125.29.161]

  8    72 ms    70 ms    76 ms  so-2-3-0.cr1.dfw2.us.above.net [64.125.29.50]

  9    78 ms    79 ms    68 ms  64.124.79.77.theplanet.com [64.124.79.77]

10    69 ms    69 ms    74 ms  dist-vlan32.dsr3-2.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.127.62]

11    85 ms    67 ms    73 ms  dist-vlan41.dsr2-1.dllstx4.theplanet.com [70.85.127.83]

12    72 ms    70 ms    73 ms  gig1-0-1.tp-car9-1.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.116.69]

13    69 ms    78 ms    68 ms  85.67-18-179.reverse.theplanet.com [67.18.179.85]

Trace complete.

5.) All unneeded LAN protocols uninstalled

6.) All LAN connection check-boxes are unchecked

7.) Not connected via USB

8.) Power Cycle done

9.) removed two spywares detected by software downloads

10.) I do not have Zone Alarm firewall

11.) Outpost firewall installed

12.) Virus scan clean

13.) Windows is completely up to date

14.) Ran MRU Blaster

15.)

RESULTS:

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

Connection is:: 1531 Kbps about 1.5 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Download Speed is:: 187 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (main)

Test Time:: Mon Apr 25 23:05:13 PDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 27X faster than 56K 1MB download in 5.48 sec

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

Connection is:: 513 Kbps about 0.5 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 63 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (main)

Test Time:: Mon Apr 25 23:07:27 PDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 9X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 16.25 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 31.88 % faster than the average for host (cox.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-NKYXIESF2

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 52.06 % of your hosts average (cox.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-Q1DYVFXS2

[peepnklown]

Windows XP (registry patches)

https://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php

Windows XP SP2 (patch)

https://www.speedguide.net/read_articles.php?id=1497

Cable-nut

http://www.testmy.net/topic-1013

Reboot! 

[VanBuren]

hey shasbrooke and welcome to the forum

install cablenut https://testmy.net/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1013.0;id=64

download this attached file, unzip it and dubbleclick on it, now click save to registry and reboot

test speed again

VanBuren

[shasbrooke]

Thanks so much for the info. I did everything as stated. The results shown below blow me away. My download speed doubled:

BEFORE:

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

Connection is:: 1531 Kbps about 1.5 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Download Speed is:: 187 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (main)

Test Time:: Mon Apr 25 23:05:13 PDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 27X faster than 56K 1MB download in 5.48 sec

AFTER:

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

Connection is:: 3118 Kbps about 3.1 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Download Speed is:: 381 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (main)

Test Time:: Tue Apr 26 10:15:04 PDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 56X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2.69 sec

Diagnosis: Looks Great : 6.02 % faster than the average for host (cox.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-EGNLXMD4O

[VanBuren]

no problem Very good improvements, also test all these mirrors and see if your faster on them https://testmy.net/mirrors.php

also post a upload score

VanBuren

[Paladin82]

First of all you have to turn off your firewall during the first few minutes of turning a comcast cable or any cable system because I just discovered that while your cable program is registering with the servicem, your firewall could be blocking certain information that they don't believe is important but IS really important.  after the first few minutes of starting your cable service, then and ONLY then you should immediately turn back your Firewall.

[VanBuren]

First of all you have to turn off your firewall during the first few minutes of turning a Comcast cable or any cable system because I just discovered that while your cable program is registering with the servicem, your firewall could be blocking certain information that they don't believe is important but IS really important.  after the first few minutes of starting your cable service, then and ONLY then you should immediately turn back your Firewall.