Carter Posted December 17, 2005 CID Share Posted December 17, 2005 I'm having some trouble with my connection. Now, I'm really new to most of this so I probably won't understand what a lot of you say. Anyways, I recently switched from ADSL to Cable, and I'm pretty sure that the cable's speed was advertised as much more than ADSL. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 2528 Kbps about 2.5 Mbps (tested with 1496 kB) Download Speed is:: 309 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Fri Dec 16 18:51:26 PST 2005 Bottom Line:: 45X faster than 56K 1MB download in 3.31 sec Diagnosis: 90% + Okay : running at 94.4 % of your hosts average (shawcable.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-KI2TX9HFS I think the Cable was advertised at 5 Mbps or 7Mbps. and, I think the ADSL was advertised at 1.5 Mbps. Anyways, I really cannot see any difference. My download speeds (using IE) are usually even slower on Cable than when I had ADSL. When I had ADSL, I would download a file using IE and it would be about 110~200 kb/s. Now, for the same file, it rarely goes up above 100. Thanks. Any help is appreciated =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallowEarth Posted December 17, 2005 CID Share Posted December 17, 2005 Welcome to the forum, Carter. If you haven't stopped here already, this is your bible: http://www.testmy.net/forum/index.php?topic=2097.0 Otherwise, make sure you are running the speedtest with your firewall and browser toolbars disabled. Can you provide a traceroute? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Posted December 17, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 17, 2005 Thanks for the fast reply, Whats a traceroute? =P, I'm a complete noobie. Who your Internet Service Provider (ISP) is: Shaw (shaw.ca) I haven't installed any tweaking utilities yet. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compuworm Posted December 17, 2005 CID Share Posted December 17, 2005 Just helped a guy who had your very problem. See Link below: http://www.testmy.net/forum/index.php?topic=10229.0 Sincerely, compuworm P.S. I would do whatever FallowEarth recommends first as he is much more knowledgeable regarding this matter than I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallowEarth Posted December 17, 2005 CID Share Posted December 17, 2005 Thanks for the fast reply, Whats a traceroute? =P, I'm a complete noobie. Who your Internet Service Provider (ISP) is: Shaw (shaw.ca) I haven't installed any tweaking utilities yet. Thanks. A traceroute is a utility of TCP/IP which maps the path that data takes from your PC through the networks to the destiniation. It is a good tool because it bypasses any software you have, and shows if there are any problems with your ISP. -click start, click run -type cmd and click ok -type tracert testmy.net and hit enter If you copy and paste your results here, we will help you makes heads or tails of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Posted December 17, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 17, 2005 Welcome to the forum, Carter. If you haven't stopped here already, this is your bible: http://www.testmy.net/forum/index.php?topic=2097.0 Otherwise, make sure you are running the speedtest with your firewall and browser toolbars disabled. Can you provide a traceroute? O.K. The URL you posted, I'm going to answer each number =) 1. What OS are you running? Windows XP. That p2p fix for SP2, do I really need to d/l it? I'm really trying to increase my d/l speed using the internet, I'm not interested with p2p d/l speeds right now. 2. ISP = Shaw, I think it advertised 5mbps or was it 7? 3. Haven't installed/used any tweaking utilities. Heres the DSLreports website report: http://www.broadbandreports.com/tweakr/block:447cb70?service=cable&speed=5000&os=winXP&via=normal 4. I told you my speed already =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallowEarth Posted December 17, 2005 CID Share Posted December 17, 2005 15. ? Can someone tell me if I should do this step or not? Thanks. Yes, I would say that this is your next step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Posted December 17, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 17, 2005 BEFORE :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 2734 Kbps about 2.7 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 334 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Fri Dec 16 20:50:56 PST 2005 Bottom Line:: 49X faster than 56K 1MB download in 3.07 sec Diagnosis: Looks Great : 2.05 % faster than the average for host (shawcable.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-W3C0YL76M AFTER :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 5230 Kbps about 5.2 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 638 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Fri Dec 16 21:10:14 PST 2005 Bottom Line:: 93X faster than 56K 1MB download in 1.61 sec Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 95.22 % faster than the average for host (shawcable.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-EMA2QS3X1 O.O Thank you (to both of you!) so very much =) I just tried downloading a few files from download.com, and they were averaging at about 1mb/s. But on a different website, it started at 200kB/s, but then VERY quickly dropped to 40kb/s. Actually, at download.com, it started at about 1.3mb/s but also dropped very quickly to about 1mb/s and in the 800/900's as the download progressed. Do you know why this is? And why some servers have slower speeds? Thanks. Also, you said: 'With cablenut upen, run the .ccs file which is closest to your advertised speeds (I'd suggest starting with "Cable & DSL 6000 384.ccs"). ' So, should I change it again, or just continue with that speed? Thanks =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallowEarth Posted December 17, 2005 CID Share Posted December 17, 2005 That's the fun of it, you can try any number of different .ccs files to see which is best. Just remember to reboot your PC after saving each, as it is a registry setting. Also, keep in mind that these are all preset, and you can always tweak them a bit yourself. As far as why some servers are faster than others, it depends on several factors: traffic, distance, upstream of the server, path through network/backbone. I wouldn't sweat it too much, though. Testmy.net has the most accurate speedtests on the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compuworm Posted December 17, 2005 CID Share Posted December 17, 2005 Further it never hurts to power cycle your modem (and router if you have one) with every change you make. compuworm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter Posted December 24, 2005 Author CID Share Posted December 24, 2005 I was just wondering, what your speed depends on? Like, does the hard-drive interface affect the speed of download? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resopalrabotnick Posted December 25, 2005 CID Share Posted December 25, 2005 I was just wondering, what your speed depends on? Like, does the hard-drive interface affect the speed of download? unless your dl is really really really, i mean REALLY fast, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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