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All of a sudden my Wideopenwest cable connections have gone from 3-4 mbps download and ~300 kbps upload to this:

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

Connection is:: 85 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)

Download Speed is:: 10 kB/s

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

Test Time:: Mon Jun 20 2005 14:31:08 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

Bottom Line:: 2X faster than 56K 1MB download in 102.4 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 2.66 % of your hosts average (wideopenwest.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-72RYTFPVD

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

Connection is:: 163 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 20 kB/s

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

Test Time:: Mon Jun 20 2005 14:31:37 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

Bottom Line:: 3X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 51.2 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 63.18 % of your hosts average (wideopenwest.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-A6D418W2B

Those speeds remind me of the bad old dial-up days. I've tweaked with Cablenut, no spyware/adware/virii on my system, no P2P programs running, etc. The only thing I know of that could have caused this would be the new LAN drivers I got from Windows Update. I tried with a few different driver versions, but none of them could fix the problem. Any suggestions? Tweaks?

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hey mzhao and welcome to the forum :)

try this first

open cablenut, click delete cablenut tweaks and click save to registry and reboot

now you have windows default TCP settings

if speed still are low, download the latest driver from manufactor homepage and install it

VanBuren :)

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Here's with default Windows settings:

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

Connection is:: 550 Kbps about 0.6 Mbps (tested with 12160 kB)

Download Speed is:: 67 kB/s

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

Test Time:: Mon Jun 20 2005 15:47:10 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

Bottom Line:: 10X faster than 56K 1MB download in 15.28 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 17.25 % of your hosts average (wideopenwest.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-VEK216YPW

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

Connection is:: 475 Kbps about 0.5 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 58 kB/s

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

Test Time:: Mon Jun 20 2005 15:48:48 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

Bottom Line:: 8X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 17.66 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 83.4 % faster than the average for host (wideopenwest.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-U4SA0TW9J

And with the latest VIA drivers + defaults (no restart):

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

Connection is:: 146 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 386 kB)

Download Speed is:: 18 kB/s

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

Test Time:: Mon Jun 20 2005 15:59:43 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

Bottom Line:: 3X faster than 56K 1MB download in 56.89 sec

Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 4.58 % of your hosts average (wideopenwest.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-TCJWAON0S

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

Connection is:: 467 Kbps about 0.5 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 57 kB/s

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

Test Time:: Mon Jun 20 2005 16:00:16 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

Bottom Line:: 8X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 17.96 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 80.31 % faster than the average for host (wideopenwest.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-6OJ2FD7ZK

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Yes, I read that post. I followed the instructions there, but the speeds didn't improve. Maybe if I power-cycle my modem...

Oh, and here are the ping/traceroute results:

Log created by AutoCheck.bat on Mon 06/20/2005

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

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=51

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=34ms TTL=51

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=51

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=51

Ping statistics for 67.18.179.85:

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

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

    Minimum = 34ms, Maximum = 49ms, Average = 38ms

Ping Complete.

Tracing route to testmy.net [67.18.179.85]

over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.0.1

  2    *        *        *    Request timed out.

  3    *        *        *    Request timed out.

  4    *        *        *    Request timed out.

  5    *        *        *    Request timed out.

  6    *        *        *    Request timed out.

  7    *        *        *    Request timed out.

  8    *        *        *    Request timed out.

  9    *        *        *    Request timed out.

10    *        *        *    Request timed out.

11    *        *        *    Request timed out.

12    *        *        *    Request timed out.

13    *        *        *    Request timed out.

14    *        *        *    Request timed out.

15    *        *        *    Request timed out.

16    *        *        *    Request timed out.

17    *        *        *    Request timed out.

18    *        *        *    Request timed out.

19    *        *        *    Request timed out.

20    *        *        *    Request timed out.

21    *        *        *    Request timed out.

22    *        *        *    Request timed out.

23    *        *        *    Request timed out.

24    *        *        *    Request timed out.

25    *        *        *    Request timed out.

26    *        *        *    Request timed out.

27    *        *        *    Request timed out.

28    *        *        *    Request timed out.

29    *        *        *    Request timed out.

30    *        *        *    Request timed out.

Trace complete.

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Yes, I read that post. I followed the instructions there, but the speeds didn't improve. Maybe if I power-cycle my modem...

Oh, and here are the ping/traceroute results:

Log created by AutoCheck.bat on Mon 06/20/2005

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

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=49ms TTL=51

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=34ms TTL=51

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=51

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=51

Ping statistics for 67.18.179.85:

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Here's my latest test, done during off-peak hours, directly connected to my modem, Outpost firewall off:

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

Connection is:: 4188 Kbps about 4.2 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB)

Download Speed is:: 511 kB/s

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

Test Time:: Mon Jun 20 2005 22:56:08 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

Bottom Line:: 75X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 31.74 % faster than the average for host (wideopenwest.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-6KQPOJV9M

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

Connection is:: 479 Kbps about 0.5 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 58 kB/s

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

Test Time:: Mon Jun 20 2005 22:56:52 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

Bottom Line:: 9X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 17.66 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 86.38 % faster than the average for host (wideopenwest.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-NEIU2H9WT

Seems to be much better. This is also after several reboots.

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Here's my latest test, done during off-peak hours, directly connected to my modem, Outpost firewall off:

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

Connection is:: 4188 Kbps about 4.2 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB)

Download Speed is:: 511 kB/s

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

Test Time:: Mon Jun 20 2005 22:56:08 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

Bottom Line:: 75X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 31.74 % faster than the average for host (wideopenwest.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-6KQPOJV9M

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

Connection is:: 479 Kbps about 0.5 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)

Upload Speed is:: 58 kB/s

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

Test Time:: Mon Jun 20 2005 22:56:52 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time)

Bottom Line:: 9X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 17.66 sec

Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 86.38 % faster than the average for host (wideopenwest.com)

Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-NEIU2H9WT

Seems to be much better. This is also after several reboots.

Yes, that is much better.  Cool, so keep in mind that your router is also a firewall, and with it connected your speedtest results may be lower.  That doesn't mean that your actual connection is that low, just the results, so unless you notice a night-and-day difference in browsing and downloading with the router in the connection, it's probably ok.  Otherwise, make sure that your router is configured properly with your devices, and that firmware is up to date, stuff like that.

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