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« on: February 21, 2005, 06:11:16 AM »

Ok, Firstly, I'm gonna apolgize for the length of this, but i'll be damned if i'm gonna miss something out.

As you can see, my connection speed is pants. Always has been. Hopefully we can fix this together.

I am also a member of the tweakxp forum, as well as a few others, and have tried a few things to no avail, so all got set back to the original settings awaiting (expert) advice from here. (p.s. I have tried VB's updated cablenut settings and no joy)

I have basically read through all this forum follwing all the tips, and losing more and more hair, until i figured that i really don't have a clue what else to do, so I just followed the instruction given by VanBuren (as you can see below).  Hopefully someone can shed some light onto this for me.

Thanks in advance.

Matt.



1. Running Windows XP sp2 - Fix downloaded and installed.

2. gAy-O-helL  (AOL 9.0) says 512Kbps ;)

3. I have Cablenut, Dr TCP, and TCP Optimizer on my system, use cablenut after advice on this forum.
  URL from the test: http://ttester.broadbandreports.com/tweak/block:4ff33e9?service=dsl&speed=512&os=winXP&via=pppoA

4.
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Before Any Changes
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::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 243 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 1013 KB)
Download Speed is:: 30 kB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Test Time:: Mon Feb 21 11:23:37 UTC 2005
Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB download in 34.13 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 16.08 % of your hosts average (aol.com)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/id-AKRQGZ5Y6


::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 245 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 1013 KB)
Download Speed is:: 30 kB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Test Time:: Mon Feb 21 11:29:12 UTC 2005
Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB download in 34.13 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 16.21 % of your hosts average (aol.com)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/id-LG5W4YXSF


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No Firewall
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::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 247 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 1013 KB)
Download Speed is:: 30 kB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Test Time:: Mon Feb 21 11:31:57 UTC 2005
Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB download in 34.13 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 16.35 % of your hosts average (aol.com)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/id-C1XYJQV20

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After CableNut 512-256
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::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 240 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 1013 KB)
Download Speed is:: 29 kB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Test Time:: Mon Feb 21 11:45:05 UTC 2005
Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB download in 35.31 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 15.88 % of your hosts average (aol.com)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/id-RNECDBVM6

::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 239 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 1013 KB)
Upload Speed is:: 29 kB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Test Time:: Mon Feb 21 13:13:40 UTC 2005
Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 35.31 sec
Diagnosis: Looks Great : 1.7 % faster than the average for host (aol.com)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/id-708ABPEMK



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

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  BelkinModem.DiningAccess [192.168.2.1]
  2    29 ms    28 ms    28 ms  rt-lostf16.dial.aol.com [195.93.23.176]
  3    26 ms    28 ms    25 ms  iptfarmlf-los-ve3.proxy.aol.com [195.93.17.190]

  4    21 ms    18 ms    23 ms  172.17.169.92
  5    29 ms    24 ms    29 ms  pop2-loh-P2-0.atdn.net [66.185.143.77]
  6    42 ms    41 ms    50 ms  GlobalCrossing.atdn.net [66.185.133.210]
  7   140 ms   142 ms   142 ms  so0-0-0-2488m.ar1.dal2.GBlx.net [67.17.73.30]
  8   141 ms   143 ms   142 ms  The-Planet.ge-0-2-1.ar1.DAL2.GBlx.net [64.213.176.150]
  9   140 ms   141 ms   135 ms  dist-vlan32.dsr3-2.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.127.62]
 10   143 ms   142 ms   144 ms  dist-vlan22.dsr1-2.dllstx2.theplanet.com [70.85.127.76]
 11   144 ms   142 ms   142 ms  dsr2-1-v1.dllstx4.theplanet.com [12.96.160.7]
 12   135 ms   142 ms   142 ms  gig1-0-1.tp-car9-1.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.116.69]
 13   141 ms   142 ms   142 ms  6.67-19-36.reverse.theplanet.com [67.19.36.6]

Trace complete.


5. LAN settings, only protocols I have are "client for microsoft networks", "file & printer sharing for microsoft networks" and Internet Protocol (tcp/ip)

6.Nothing checked in IE/tools/internet options/connections/LAN settings.

7.Connected through ethernet have installed latest NIC drivers. Duplex mode set too 100mb full duplex (am using a router).

8.Power cycle happens every night, but done it again just in case.

9.Spyware Free (I have like 6 programs installed, but don't worry, they ain't all monitoring my system constantly)

10.Don't have ZoneAlarm Firewall.

11.Got a firewall other than these, (McAfee) but it doesn't make a difference to the connection speed.

12.No viruses.

13.Windows Updated.

14.CCleaner installed and ran.

15.Cable nut with extra settings installed and awaiting my command.

Thanks again.

(Edited: just added upload stats)
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« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2005, 06:19:43 AM »

hey MattOG and welcome to the forum Smile

first we need to clean up abit

download Dr.Tcp http://www.dslreports.com/front/DRTCP021.exe

open it and make sure all setting is default, and erase every value you see ( use delete key ) all fields must be blank, now click apply and exit

open cablenut adjuster, click dlete cablenut tweaks and click save to registry

now reboot and make a new tweaktest and post result

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« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2005, 08:45:29 AM »

Thanks 4 swift reply.  Below is the new Tweaktest URL.

 http://ttester.broadbandreports.com/tweak/block:5730c3?service=dsl&speed=512&os=winXP&via=pppoA
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« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2005, 08:48:51 AM »

There is a MTU problem, it might be your router giving you wrong MTU

bypass your router and connect direct to modem, make a new tweaktest and post result

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« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2005, 09:02:00 AM »

Router & Modem all in one. Can't bypass it (or at least i don't know how.)  Saying that though, when I set it up, I did have to enter an MTU............wonder if I can delete it.........will edit this post in 5 mins after I've killed my connection     ;)

EDIT:
Ok, tried to setup the router with a blank space for MTU, it just reset it back to 1400 (incidentlly what I was told to set it to at the setup)
So then I tried 0, same thing.....Have set it up to 2000, max package sent on the test is 1500 so hoped that would stop it from interfering, not sure if that makes the results dodgy or not, sure you'll say if it does.

RESULTS
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« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2005, 09:21:11 AM »

set the MTU as high as possible
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« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2005, 09:58:49 AM »

okay, have set it to 5000, only problem is that tweaktest has stopped working, think i've gone over my allocated "5 tests in a few hours." angry2
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« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2005, 10:18:31 AM »

okay, have set it to 5000, only problem is that tweaktest has stopped working, think i've gone over my allocated "5 tests in a few hours." angry2
omg 5000 is too high, i thought it had a limit of 1500, well maybe router will auto adjust it down i dont know, if not you need to set it to 1500

run this analyzer instead http://forums.speedguide.net:8117/

copy all text and paste it here

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« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2005, 10:26:21 AM »

Ok, set it back to 1500 Embarassed

clicked on the link and this is what showed...............

TCP options string = 0204058c01010402
MTU = 1460
MTU is not fully optimized for broadband. Consider increasing your MTU to 1500 for better throughput.
MSS = 1420
MSS is not fully optimized for broadband (although it might work well for slower connections). Consider increasing your MTU value.
 
Default Receive Window (RWIN) = 65535
RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 0 bits
Unscaled Receive Window = 65535

Note: Under Windows 9x, if you have RWIN set to any other value, and the Analyzer reports 65535 you might need to install the MS Vtcp386 fix.
For optimum performance, consider changing RWIN to a multiple of MSS.
Other values for RWIN that might work well with your current MTU/MSS:
522560 (MSS x 46 * scale factor of Cool
261280 (MSS x 46 * scale factor of 4)
130640 (MSS x 46 * scale factor of 2)
 65320 (MSS x 46) 
bandwidth * delay product (Note this is not a speed test):

Your RcvWindow limits you to: 2621.4 Kbps (327.675 KBytes/s) @ 200ms
Your RcvWindow limits you to: 1048.56 Kbps (131.07 KBytes/s) @ 500ms
MTU Discovery (RFC1191) = ON
Time to live left = 116 hops

TTL value is ok.
Timestamps (RFC1323) = OFF
Selective Acknowledgements (RFC2018) = ON
IP type of service field (RFC1349) = 00000000

And yes, it is 1500, though this says 1460.....not sure whats going on there.
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« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2005, 10:36:18 AM »

1460 is probl the highest possible

manual set 1460 on your router and check speed

use 2992 KB test downstream and 1496 KB upstream, i will make a tweakfile for you

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« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2005, 10:47:40 AM »

download this attached file, its made for  MTU 1460

unzip it to C:\Program\Cablenut

open cablenut, in top left corner, click file, load custom settings file, browse to C:\Program\Cablenut and dubbleclick on the file you unzipped

now you have some values in adjuster, click save to registry and reboot

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* Cable & DSL 512 384.zip (0.27 KB - downloaded 35 times.)
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« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2005, 02:46:00 PM »

Ok, done the stuff requested.

Results below.


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After 1460 & 512 Cablenut
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::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 243 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 1496 KB)
Upload Speed is:: 30 kB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Test Time:: Mon Feb 21 21:36:53 UTC 2005
Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 34.13 sec
Diagnosis: Looks Great : 3.85 % faster than the average for host (aol.com)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/id-SZNV64P19


::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 245 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB)
Download Speed is:: 30 kB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Test Time:: Mon Feb 21 21:39:30 UTC 2005
Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB download in 34.13 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 16.21 % of your hosts average (aol.com)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/id-DTI2ECL5U



I am getting a tad suspicious that it always caps at 30Kbps, both upload and download.

Out of curiosity, on my router setup screen it says:

  Data Rate
  Downstream/Upstream                    576Kb/288Kb

I take it that this is what it is "supposed" to be. I have never seen these figures change, so it looks like they're sent, not detected, but I'll keep my eyes on it.
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« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2005, 02:53:10 PM »

run this test again and paste result here http://forums.speedguide.net:8117/

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« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2005, 03:49:47 PM »

Ok, results below,

TCP options string = 020405640103030101010402
MTU = 1420
MTU is not fully optimized for broadband. Consider increasing your MTU to 1500 for better throughput.
MSS = 1380
MSS is not fully optimized for broadband (although it might work well for slower connections). Consider increasing your MTU value.
 
Default Receive Window (RWIN) = 71680
RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 1 bits (scale factor of 2)
Unscaled Receive Window = 35840
RWIN is not fully optimized (even though it is a comparatively large number). The unscaled RWIN value is lower than it should be, which can affect your connection to some servers. Also, RWIN being close above 65535 does not justify the header overhead of scaling. You might want to use one of our recommended RWIN values below.

For optimum performance, consider changing RWIN to a multiple of MSS.
Other values for RWIN that might work well with your current MTU/MSS:
507840 (MSS x 46 * scale factor of Cool
253920 (MSS x 46 * scale factor of 4)
126960 (MSS x 46 * scale factor of 2)
 63480 (MSS x 46) 
bandwidth * delay product (Note this is not a speed test):

Your RcvWindow limits you to: 2867.2 Kbps (358.4 KBytes/s) @ 200ms
Your RcvWindow limits you to: 1146.88 Kbps (143.36 KBytes/s) @ 500ms
MTU Discovery (RFC1191) = ON
Time to live left = 52 hops

TTL value is ok.
Timestamps (RFC1323) = OFF
Selective Acknowledgements (RFC2018) = ON
IP type of service field (RFC1349) = 01011100

Precedence (priority) = 100 (flash override)
Delay = 1 (low delay)
Throughput = 1 (high throughput)
Reliability = 0 (normal reliability)
Cost = 1 (low cost)
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After looking at the drop in MTU, i changed the router to "1540", then re-ran the test, which came back as follows
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TCP options string = 020405b40103030101010402
MTU = 1500
MTU is fully optimized for broadband.
MSS = 1460
Maximum useful data in each packet = 1460, which equals MSS.
 
Default Receive Window (RWIN) = 71680
RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 1 bits (scale factor of 2)
Unscaled Receive Window = 35840
RWIN is not fully optimized (even though it is a comparatively large number). The unscaled RWIN value is lower than it should be, which can affect your connection to some servers. Also, RWIN being close above 65535 does not justify the header overhead of scaling. You might want to use one of our recommended RWIN values below.

For optimum performance, consider changing RWIN to a multiple of MSS.
Other values for RWIN that might work well with your current MTU/MSS:
513920 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of Cool
256960 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 4)
128480 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 2)
 64240 (MSS x 44) 
**********************************************************************

bandwidth * delay product (Note this is not a speed test):

Your RcvWindow limits you to: 2867.2 Kbps (358.4 KBytes/s) @ 200ms
Your RcvWindow limits you to: 1146.88 Kbps (143.36 KBytes/s) @ 500ms
MTU Discovery (RFC1191) = ON
Time to live left = 52 hops

TTL value is ok.
Timestamps (RFC1323) = OFF
Selective Acknowledgements (RFC2018) = ON
IP type of service field (RFC1349) = 01011100

Precedence (priority) = 100 (flash override)
Delay = 1 (low delay)
Throughput = 1 (high throughput)
Reliability = 0 (normal reliability)
Cost = 1 (low cost)

I ran a speed test, still 30Kbps, **********Ignore what you read after this bit, i was being a dumbass and saved the link to the results page above, instead of the actual test page... The results above are still correct, I'm just testing some other things now.
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« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2005, 04:30:08 PM »

Okay, after messing with a few settings, (namely the MTU and RWIN) I finally got a load of green bits, instead of red. Below are the results.

TCP options string = 020405b40103030301010402
MTU = 1500
MTU is fully optimized for broadband.
MSS = 1460
Maximum useful data in each packet = 1460, which equals MSS.
 
Default Receive Window (RWIN) = 513920
RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 3 bits (scale factor of 6)
Unscaled Receive Window = 64240

RWIN is a multiple of MSS
Other values for RWIN that might work well with your current MTU/MSS:
256960 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 4)
128480 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 2)
 64240 (MSS x 44) 
bandwidth * delay product (Note this is not a speed test):

Your RcvWindow limits you to: 20556.8 Kbps (2569.6 KBytes/s) @ 200ms
Your RcvWindow limits you to: 8222.72 Kbps (1027.84 KBytes/s) @ 500ms
MTU Discovery (RFC1191) = ON
Time to live left = 52 hops

TTL value is ok.
Timestamps (RFC1323) = OFF
Selective Acknowledgements (RFC2018) = ON
IP type of service field (RFC1349) = 01011100

Precedence (priority) = 100 (flash override)
Delay = 1 (low delay)
Throughput = 1 (high throughput)
Reliability = 0 (normal reliability)
Cost = 1 (low cost)

However.....................the latest D-Load test results are as follows

::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 244 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 2992 KB)
Download Speed is:: 30 kB/s
Tested From:: http://www.testmy.net/
Test Time:: Mon Feb 21 23:28:15 UTC 2005
Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB download in 34.13 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 16.14 % of your hosts average (aol.com)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/id-LNRXE1KDW

Also did this tweak test.

I am concerned by two things....firstly, the bloomin 30Kbps cap, secondly, the fact that my mtu in the router is actually set as 1540, not 1500 as the test detects......still, i think i'm getting somewhere.

Thanks for all the help so far Van, been really useful. All I need help with now is finding what is capping my speed.
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