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Konog

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« on: January 31, 2005, 06:40:08 PM »

Konog here

I stumbled onto your site looking for solutions to my cable modem which slowed down inexplicability. I first noticed a slow down while downloading files from email and then while playing online games with horrific lag.

I read through some "pre-post" tips and downloaded CableNut and SpyBot.

I ran SpyBot & SpySweeper and found nothing unusual and CableNut didnt make any sense, not yet anyway.

I ran the Download test and got results similiar to todays test:

::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 676 Kbps about 0.7 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB)
Download Speed is:: 83 kB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Test Time:: Mon Jan 31 20:29:50 EST 2005
Bottom Line:: 12X faster than 56K 1MB download in 12.34 sec
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/id-ZM5Q0926J

::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 184 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 97 KB)
Upload Speed is:: 22 kB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Test Time:: Mon Jan 31 20:35:34 EST 2005
Bottom Line:: 3X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 46.55 sec
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/id-DY5WONXV9

Then I powered down my modem and rebooted and reran the Download test and WOW!!! I was off the charts at 7.1Mbps ( I wish I copied the results)

I logged back in and everyting was great, for a while, then I noticed a slow down and reran the Download test and I was back to 0.7 Mbps.

I tried powering down again but had no luck.

I run: Dell 4600
Win XP
Pentium 4 2.40 GHz
1 GB RAM
No Firewall

Help!!!


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Re: New to the game

« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2005, 06:49:18 PM »

First welcome to the site I hope you will enjoy and we will try and help..... DANGER, DANGER, DANGER Will Robinson....You dont have a firewall, are you at least running a anti virus pgm????
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Re: New to the game

« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2005, 06:53:55 PM »

that is why he had 1 post.. Show him the way Microwave!!


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Re: New to the game

« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2005, 07:01:33 PM »

;) Konog,
First you should have a firewall and an AV pgm, there are many but here are the liknks for AVG free edition and zone alarm..

http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?lid=nav_za

http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/1/

I suggest you get these running and do a full scan and also use AD Aware to look for any spyware that the others didnt find.

http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

Then come back and we will start OK?
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Re: New to the game

« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2005, 07:03:21 PM »

I run McAfee..always


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Re: New to the game

« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2005, 07:08:01 PM »

Microwave and Van Burren know this internet stuff pretty well... I am more hardware stuff...

Here is after running TCP Optimizer..
::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 11955 Kbps about 12 Mbps (tested with 12160 KB)
Download Speed is:: 1459 kB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Test Time:: Mon Jan 31 2005 21:01:41 GMT-0500 (US Eastern Standard Time)
Bottom Line:: 213X faster than 56K 1MB download in 0.7 sec
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/id-QPTUGY568

before 7800... I am at Purdue on a "100mb" line or so they claim.. But i doubt it...


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Re: New to the game

« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2005, 07:09:50 PM »

;) Yeah I have a paid McAfee latestest version that I removed because it slowed down my connection a lot, my speeds increased over 1000 Kbps after I removed Mac (tech support was no help, but it was free..L0L)keep the McAfee if you want but get the firewall and adAware and run everything and in the meantime I will post a link to the place you can start.
Also after you down load these things if I may suggest disconnect from the internet(unplug) until after all is installed and run also do a complete virus scan..........
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Re: New to the game

« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2005, 07:20:49 PM »

Zone Alarm installed

whats next?

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Re: New to the game

« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2005, 07:24:13 PM »

OK so you have run adaware, your AV, and installed ZA?
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Re: New to the game

« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2005, 07:29:45 PM »

;) follow this link and go to bottom of page and do what VanBuren suggest please.... and then I will see as you post again...

http://testmy.net/topic-2097

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Re: New to the game

« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2005, 07:35:09 PM »

I'm running AdWare atm and I did a full virus scan on the 23rd.

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Re: New to the game

« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2005, 07:40:53 PM »

;) OK but ya gotta run again along with the other things so we can make sure that we are not fighting against a virus or any other malware or trojan etc, ets, I know its a hassle but we must have a known clean slate to start otherwise we will not have the sucess we want.... thanks
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Re: New to the game

« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2005, 07:44:17 PM »

The average time that a brand new computer is hooked up to the internet without proper security before it is infected is 20 mins....

One more anti spy pgm to run and keep on your P.C> ,its new and beta but most of us have been using it and find it very good....

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

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Re: New to the game

« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2005, 07:53:21 PM »

AdWare found CoolWeb Search and Softomate and removed them

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Re: New to the game

« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2005, 08:01:49 PM »

Quote from: Konog on January 31, 2005, 07:53:21 PM

AdWare found CoolWeb Search and Softomate and removed them

Konog

Good those kinds of things are speed killers and cause many different problems. the reason we suggest using several is we have found that no one product gets them all but the combo works great....

Microwave


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