Hi. I already asked you to help me get the most of my ADSL connection but you said it was ok. Although, lately, it seems to be slowing down... I have an ADSL connection with an advertised rate of 256/64 (PPPoE). Can you please take a look at it:

::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 214 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB)
Download Speed is:: 26 kB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Test Time:: Mon Jan 31 20:50:34 UTC+0800 2005
Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB download in 39.38 sec
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/id-JPFS1EQ57

::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 54 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 579 KB)
Upload Speed is:: 7 kB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Test Time:: Mon Jan 31 20:54:28 UTC+0800 2005
Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 146.29 sec
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/id-S6C9N4IF7

Thanks.

Thanks.

1. Windows XP SP2
2. ADSL 256/64
3. No tweaks.
4. http://ttester.broadbandreports.com/tweak/block:5229798?service=dsl&speed=256&os=winXP&via=winXPpppoe
5. Testmy ^ above. Nitro:

WEB100 Enabled Statistics:
Checking for Middleboxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Done
running 10s outbound test (client to server) . . . . . 58.70kB/s
running 10s inbound test (server to client) . . . . . . 199.96kB/s

   ------  Client System Details  ------
OS data: Name = Windows NT, Architecture = x86, Version = 5.1
Java data: Vendor = Microsoft Corp., Version = 1.1.4

   ------  Web100 Detailed Analysis  ------
Dial-up modem link found.
Link set to Full Duplex mode
No network congestion discovered.
Good network cable(s) found
Normal duplex operation found.

Web100 reports the Round trip time = 607.08 msec; the Packet size = 1380 Bytes; and
No packet loss - but packets arrived out-of-order 17.94% of the time
This connection is receiver limited 78.46% of the time.
  Increasing the current receive buffer (16.0 KB) will improve performance
This connection is network limited 21.49% of the time.
  Contact your local network administrator to report a network problem
  Contact your local network admin and report excessive packet reordering

    Web100 reports TCP negotiated the optional Performance Settings to:
RFC 2018 Selective Acknowledgment: ON
RFC 896 Nagle Algorithm: ON
RFC 3168 Explicit Congestion Notification: OFF
RFC 1323 Time Stamping: OFF
RFC 1323 Window Scaling: OFF
Information: Network Middlebox is modifying MSS variable
Server IP addresses are preserved End-to-End
Client IP address not found.  For IE users, modify the Java parameters
   click Tools - Internet Options - Security - Custom Level, scroll down to
   Microsoft VM - Java permissions and click Custom, click Java Custom Settings
   Edit Permissions - Access to all Network Addresses, click Enable and save changes


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

C:\Documents and Settings\Gary>tracert www.testmy.net

Tracing route to www.testmy.net [67.19.36.6]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1   117 ms   119 ms   118 ms  cor01-creekst-bne.telenet.net.au [202.9.32.2]
  2   118 ms   119 ms   118 ms  fe0-0-2-bdr1-creekst.telenet.net.au [202.9.32.9]

  3   122 ms   119 ms   119 ms  gigabitethernet0-3-15.cor2.bri.connect.com.au [2
03.63.117.246]
  4   127 ms   119 ms   119 ms  ge-0-1-0.dst1.bri.connect.com.au [203.63.11.94]

  5   122 ms   160 ms   119 ms  so-2-0-2.cre1.for.connect.com.au [202.10.0.99]
  6   137 ms   139 ms   139 ms  so-2-1-1.cre1.hay.connect.com.au [202.10.0.35]
  7   143 ms   139 ms   139 ms  pos4-0-0.bdr3.syd.connect.com.au [202.10.4.12]
  8   178 ms   129 ms   139 ms  203.96.116.69
  9   142 ms   129 ms   188 ms  p4-0.sybr2.global-gateway.net.nz [202.50.119.86]

 10   288 ms   369 ms   300 ms  p0-2-2-0.labr3.global-gateway.net.nz [202.50.116
.154]
 11   292 ms   289 ms   288 ms  sl-gw15-ana-6-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.241.81]

 12   290 ms   289 ms   289 ms  sl-bb22-ana-3-3.sprintlink.net [144.232.1.217]
 13   292 ms   289 ms   289 ms  144.232.1.142
 14   319 ms   309 ms   319 ms  sl-bb24-fw-1-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.9.65]
 15   329 ms   329 ms   326 ms  sl-bb20-fw-12-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.11.17]
 16   316 ms   319 ms   319 ms  sl-st21-dal-1-0.sprintlink.net [144.232.20.17]
 17   320 ms   329 ms   339 ms  144.232.29.97
 18   331 ms   329 ms   338 ms  sl-theplanet-3-0.sprintlink.net [144.228.250.114
]
 19   328 ms   309 ms   319 ms  dist-vlan31.dsr3-2.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.
127.30]
 20   318 ms   329 ms   329 ms  dist-vlan22.dsr1-2.dllstx2.theplanet.com [70.85.
127.76]
 21   323 ms   309 ms   329 ms  dsr2-2-v1.dllstx4.theplanet.com [12.96.160.8]
 22   310 ms   419 ms   329 ms  gig1-0-1.tp-car9-2.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.
116.70]
 23   320 ms   319 ms   319 ms  6.67-19-36.reverse.theplanet.com [67.19.36.6]

Trace complete.

is there anyway i can ping or do a tracert from a pc that is linked to a server and the server(firewall) has blocked that service

can i get around that?

I dont think so 

Hmm, ok then thanks.