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Hi,

Im in a bit of a jam when trying to go out to the internet.  Ive been having a problem with my internet connection since the beginning of April.  Let me tell you what happens...

When I get on the computer the internet seems sluggish, almost like its holding back something which leads me to believe something is wrong with my comcast cable modem (I have a Terayon TJ615 modem and an SMC EZ Card PCI 10 Adapter...if this helps).  When I play online games on my computer, they never work because of my Packet Loss (never had this problem before April).  When i did a network diagnostics test from Windows XP it says under my IP address Sent:4 Recieved:3 Lost:1 (Loss: %25)

I tried fixing my internet through different methods: unplugging my power cable and disconnecting the internet cable from the wall (leaving it like this for hours; still no help), using a different internet cable to plug into my modem, using a different ethernet wire, hooking up my router, and seeing if my network adapter was scratched (couldn't be a problem with the network adapter anyways because it worked before April).  I have also noticed on my modem, when the internet shuts off, the Online LED and the Line LED blinks non-stop, then all of the LEDs blink and who knows when they become solid again.

Ive kept a log of when I can use the internet, hope this helps.

:::.. Download Stats ..:::Sun Jun 12 09:52:56

Connection is:: 1077 Kbps about 1.1 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB)

Download Speed is:: 131 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1)

Test Time:: Sun Jun 12 09:52:56 EDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 19X faster than 56K 1MB download in 7.82 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 29.94 % of your hosts average (comcast.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-9N2KX0PM1

:::.. Download Stats ..:::Sun Jun 12 09:56:24

Connection is:: 807 Kbps about 0.8 Mbps (tested with 748 kB)

Download Speed is:: 99 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1)

Test Time:: Sun Jun 12 09:56:24 EDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 14X faster than 56K 1MB download in 10.34 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 22.44 % of your hosts average (comcast.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-XLV974U1A

:::.. Download Stats ..:::Sun Jun 12 09:57:55

Connection is:: 373 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)

Download Speed is:: 46 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1)

Test Time:: Sun Jun 12 09:57:55 EDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 7X faster than 56K 1MB download in 22.26 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 10.37 % of your hosts average (comcast.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-YN2BUZTR3

:::.. Download Stats ..:::Sun Jun 12 10:04:41

Connection is:: 493 Kbps about 0.5 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Download Speed is:: 60 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1)

Test Time:: Sun Jun 12 10:04:41 EDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 9X faster than 56K 1MB download in 17.07 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 13.71 % of your hosts average (comcast.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-W2BGYALQO

:::.. Download Stats ..:::Sun Jun 12 10:06:38

Connection is:: 492 Kbps about 0.5 Mbps (tested with 386 kB)

Download Speed is:: 60 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2)

Test Time:: Sun Jun 12 10:06:38 EDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 9X faster than 56K 1MB download in 17.07 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 13.68 % of your hosts average (comcast.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-FM3H47EG5

:::.. Download Stats ..:::Sun Jun 12 11:30:37

Connection is:: 191 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 386 kB)

Download Speed is:: 23 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1)

Test Time:: Sun Jun 12 11:30:37 EDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 3X faster than 56K 1MB download in 44.52 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 5.31 % of your hosts average (comcast.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-JIW0YSCE6

I have noticed a decreasing in speeds and an increasing in the time it takes to download something small.  If someone could give me some advice, it would be very much appreciated.

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hey undesiredprophet and welcome to the forum :)

it sounds like problems with modem signal

run this linequality test http://www.dslreports.com/tools

"Line Packet Loss Testing

Packet loss tests on your line, including identification of any problem routers en-route to you.."

copy the result URL adress and paste it here so we can see it

VanBuren :)

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I would like to thank you for the help.  I called up comcast and had a guy come over to fix the problem.  He said i needed a new barrel for the cable.  I was pleased with the connection i was getting:

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

Connection is:: 2856 Kbps about 2.9 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)

Download Speed is:: 349 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1)

Test Time:: Sun Jun 19 08:44:23 EDT 2005

Bottom Line:: 51X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2.93 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 79.58 % of your hosts average (comcast.net)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-D5CLFJR2W

its not the best, but its not the worst :)

do you have any recommendations for the CableNut program.  I'm using the cable_normal_2k setting.

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