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Steve-O

Hey Guys,
Thanks to YOSC and Philip for responding so soon. I was aware of "some" overhead in the data stream, but had no idea it was that high. I guess I'll pull the trigger on this router since my other one is old anyway and NewEgg is offering a 20% discount for the next five days. Thanks again ...

Steve-O

Hello All,
It's been literally YEARS since I've visited the forum for anything other than reading and learning from others. Now I have a question... I'm considering the purchase of a Netgear WNDR 3400-100NAS N600 Simulataneous Dual Band 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless Router. The specs show that the LAN ...

Steve-O

OK, T, I just ran a quick tracert before doing all the other stuff, and the spike is gone. For some reason, the copy/paste isn't working, but what used to be a jump from 17ms to 211ms is now 21ms to 23ms. Later...

Steve-O

10-4 there, big dog. I would have never known to look that closely at the old pinger. I've mostly used tracert just to see where the net was open. That's great info. Although I doubt if it's malware, since I keep the computer squeaky clean and run realtime scans continuously. I'll still update all ...

Steve-O

Hey T, yeah I'm familiar with tracert. I've used it many times to pin a high speed data trouble on another carrier (grin). Anyway, here's the info you asked for:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Steve_O>cd\

C:\>tracert http ...

Steve-O

OK T, here's the deal. I ran a test at SpeedTest.net before using the Optimizer. I got 1048down. Then I opened Optimizer and plugged in your suggested settings. I rebooted and hit SpeedTest.net again. This time I got 1201down. I know the test results vary a little from run to run, but it was an ...

Steve-O

Thanks T, I'll try once more. At least if it kills the speed, I can go back to Windows Defaults. I'll check this out tomorrow during my day off and post the results. Thanks again for your time...

Steve-O

I just upgraded from 768down/256up to 1.5down/512up. When I did my speed test, I only got 992 or so down and very disappointed. That's when I decided to try the Optimizer again. I tried it years ago and was quite disappointed, but this is a different computer, so I figured, what the hey? Anyway I ...

Steve-O

This is the help thread you asked me to post after reading my response to the TCP/IP Optimizer WOW thread. I ran the Analyzer as you requested and my results are below:

« SpeedGuide.net TCP Analyzer Results »
Tested on: 02.21.2008 16:05
IP address: 76.8.xxx.xxx

TCP options string: 020405b4 ...

Steve-O

Philip, thanks for your assistance. And I will indeed post another thread to see if we can eek out a couple more bps. But to close this one out, I just got home from work and did one more speed test (hoping the PC fairies had sprinkled some magic dust overnight) and I got 1189/432 which is real ...

Steve-O

Yeah, WOW!!! my thoughts exactly. Here's my experience: Prior to today, I had a 768K down/ 256K up (nominal) DSL connection. I upgraded today to 1.5M down/ 512K up. I ran a benchmark speedtest before the "upgrade" and got 665K down, which was about normal for this area and that connection. After ...

Steve-O

trogers, excellent information! Thanks for taking the time to explain

Steve-O

trogers, thanks for a quick reply. I tried the comparative trace with the units about three feet apart and there was not even one ms difference. It was a spaghetti factory back there though, so I'll try again when I can untangle the mess. Usually my cable management is better, but I've just added ...

Steve-O

Hey guys, I was reading a couple of posts here and I kept coming up on the same advice. People were advising others to make sure their router and broadband modem were physically separated. What's the deal with that? I have my router (wired/wireless) sitting atop my DSL modem. Am I hampering my ...

Steve-O

OK Tony, here's the deal. I went to Control Panel/Add Remove/Windows Components/etc but there was no option to install games. Just thought I'd update...

Steve-O

Hey SAVA700, I'm still wiping tears from laughing so hard at that avatar. Isn't that the chic from Duke Nukem 3D??? Anyway, it was a clean install of Win2KPro after a format, so I sort of expected them to show up just like they were on all the other machines with the same OS. Keep in mind that all ...

Steve-O

Hey guys, I'm a PC Repair instructor at a community college. I was working on developing an advanced class to follow up the basic class, which would involve things like formatting and reinstalling entire OSes numerous times, using different options each time. Anyway, my last install on the PC I was ...

Steve-O

Erik, first of all, thanks for your reply. I was wondering if anyone was going to reply, after a high number of reads and no responses. Now for your questions/comments. I know it's not typical, it's a lab situation. The more that home networking comes into the mainstream, the more these students ...

Steve-O

Hello board. It's been some time since I've been in, but necessity drives me here and frustration is close behind. I teach Personal Computer Repair for a community college and have been asked to develop an advanced class. In the advanced class I have proposed to set up a small network with two ...

Steve-O

Thanks to both of you for your responses. The mini-primer on terminology was somewhat informative, but not really what I was looking for. I am A+ and Network+ certified, so I have the nuts and bolts and acronyms covered. I was looking for a more fleshed out discourse on the two. But again, thanks ...

Steve-O

Hey guys, it's been a while since I've posted here, but I read the posts almost daily. I'm a little confused about a bandwidth issue. Although everything is working perfectly, I am seeking an explanation as to the relationship between up/down bandwidth and throughput on an ADSL connection. My ISP ...

Steve-O

Hey man, if your ipconfig message returned all zeros, you have no IP and Windows will not allow you to connect. Have you run the WindowsXP Networking Wizard? If not, give that a shot and you should have all the files and protocols necessary to connect. Good luck...

Steve-O

Hey Stoner, long time no see. You've helped me many times in the past. Yes it is a Toshi, my wife's, cause I'd never buy one. Anyway, XP SP2 is installed and I used Windows Wx setup. You're right about the Atheros. PUre garbage. Even their web site is a joke. Looks like it's time for a Linksys 802 ...

Steve-O

Hello all. I've pulled most of my hair out on this one, so I figured I'd give this a try before pulling the rest out. I have a Linksys WRT54GS wireless router which has three ports wired over Cat 5 and works just fine. I have one wireless laptop that I'm trying to get to connect. I have gone through ...

Steve-O

Hey Stoner,
No PPPoE, just plain old residential ADSL. I'll try disconnecting the router, modem, and rebooting PC for a new lease. Thanks...

Steve-O

No static IP. It's assigned by the ISP and changes at various times. I haven't figured out when or why it changes, but it does. Do you know how I can force a change? thanks...

Steve-O

Thanks to you both for a speedy reply. Yes, I did try connecting the DSL modem directly to the PC, but I could not access the Internet at all. The router was supplying IPs via DHCP, so I thought that might be the reason I couldn't connect; my ISP was expecting to see the WAN IP and instead, the ...

Steve-O

My DSL speed has recently dropped dramatically. This drop was in conjunction with a router problem. I have a Linksys BEFSR41 Broadband/DSL Router. It has three ports and an uplink port. I'm using all three ports and at some point, one port went bad. I tested computers, cabling, and the problem ...

Steve-O

Thanks to all who replied. An immediate reboot didn't affect any of the systems in the network, but a cold boot cleared up everything. Later...

Steve-O

Thanks Kold for a quick reply. Yes, all the machines that had name changes were rebooted. Any other ideas? Thanks in advance...

Steve-O

Hello all,
I changed the computer names in two machines on a home network made up of four PCs. Both machines took the name change and applied it. The problem is that the old names still appear in the Workgroup under Entire Network, making it look like there are six PCs on the network. When you try ...

Steve-O

OK, thanks, but I was able to resolve it another way. I really feel dumb for not finding this sooner. The 98 machine could not access any files on the XP machine because none were shared yet! It's a new OS install due to a new motherboard and I haven't yet shared any folders. So I went to the XP ...

Steve-O

Thanks qball for a speedy reply. I changed the workgroup name that XP installed by default (MSHOME) and was able to see the other Win 98 machine that was up and running. I went to that Win 98 machine and tried to look back at the XP machine, but could not browse the network. I verified the items in ...

Steve-O

When I first got a DSL router, I connected three computers via LAN. One was Windows XP, the other two Win 98. Everything worked fine until I bought a new computer. When trying to install a network through the XP wizard, it always comes up with a "bridged connection". Well I never had a bridged ...

Steve-O

Thanks McCoffee. I just got your reply and have to leave. I have a question about the static IPs before I try them. Later...

Steve-O

Thanks for a speedy reply. One question though, if any of the router settings/firmware are askew, why do the other two PCs work flawlessly? It seems all the router settings would apply to all the PCs across the board. Just a thought...

Steve-O

This problem is getting really exasperating. I have three PCs connected to a DSL router that is DHCP active. The other two PCs can up/download till the cows come home with no drops. This one machine has had XP Home reinstalled on a freshly formatted drive repeatedly. This last install of the OS ...

Steve-O

About the url in my previous post, it should read http://www.hardwaregods.net Sorry for any confusion...

Steve-O

Interesting this poll came up today. I just ordered the Prometeia Omega with the following specs: Lian-li PC65USB with window and blue cold cathode tube; Intel P4 3.06 GHz HT 533 FSB; 1 GB TwinMOS PC3200 (2x512); TTGI Silent TT-520SS 520W PSU; GigaByte GA-8INXP Intel E7205 Socket 478 P4 Dual Channel ...

Steve-O

Thanks, Cyberskye, for a speedy reply. I tried the ipconfig/all and found the IP for the provider. I pinged it, but no response. Next I tried the tracert to yahoo. I verified the IP as being the same as it was in the ipconfig command. What is the ICMP you referred to that may have been dropped by ...

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