1. I have WinXP Home with all the updates and SP2 with the P2P fix.


2. I have optimum online, a 10000/1000 speed.

3. The tweaks were all perfect, nothing needed to be changed.

4.
::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 676 Kbps about 0.7 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)
Download Speed is:: 83 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server2)
Test Time:: Tue Nov 15 2005 21:04:18 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
Bottom Line:: 12X faster than 56K 1MB download in 12.34 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 11.8 % of your hosts average (optonline.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-0HzC39UTO

::::::::::.. Upload Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 143 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 17 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server2)
Test Time:: Tue Nov 15 2005 21:06:11 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
Bottom Line:: 3X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 60.24 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 28.37 % of your hosts average (optonline.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-XVN50TMQH


Special Note: These tests were done with ZoneAlarm OFF.

9. all spyware is gone, as well as viruses.

10. I do have ZoneAlarm Antivirus installed, but there is NO WAY, no matter how much you may hate on ZA, that it causes a 90% dropoff in speed.


14. Ran CCleaner.

15. Cablenut has done nothing but reduce all my speeds in the past.




My MAIN problem is that the stupid modem continuously switches on and off (the lights do their dance, I get a "network cable unplugged" error message, and then they come back 15 seconds later, only to disappear again in 5 minutes or so.

It's especially sad that my speed is so low because not a month or two back, my speed was well into the 6000 or even 7000 range.

Also, I know my upload speed has been capped (damn OOL!), but that should not be the cause, because the speed hit at least 5000 with the cap not too long ago. This is a recent problem.

Please advise, this is bothering me oh-so-much.

Thank you!

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

C:\Documents and Settings\Family>tracert testmy.net

Tracing route to testmy.net [67.18.179.85]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     7 ms     6 ms     6 ms  10.54.192.1
  2     7 ms    11 ms     7 ms  dstswr2-Vlan2.rh.frptny.cv.net [167.206.32.162]

  3     7 ms     7 ms     7 ms  r2-ge0-1-2.mhe.hcvlny.cv.net [167.206.32.133]
  4     8 ms     7 ms     7 ms  r1-srp9-0.wan.hcvlny.cv.net [65.19.104.209]
  5     8 ms     7 ms     8 ms  r1-srp1-0.in.nycmny83.cv.net [65.19.96.53]
  6    14 ms    14 ms    14 ms  r1-pos1-0.in.asbnva16.cv.net [167.206.8.150]
  7     *        *        *     Request timed out.
  8    15 ms    20 ms    14 ms  so-4-0-0.mpr2.iad2.us.above.net [64.125.30.122]

  9    13 ms    13 ms    23 ms  so-0-0-0.mpr1.iad2.us.above.net [64.125.28.25]
 10    16 ms    14 ms    15 ms  so-4-0-0.mpr2.iad1.us.above.net [64.125.29.133]

 11    17 ms    15 ms    14 ms  so-1-0-0.cr2.dca2.us.above.net [64.125.28.129]
 12    44 ms    43 ms    42 ms  so-2-3-0.cr2.dfw2.us.above.net [64.125.29.13]
 13    46 ms    47 ms    45 ms  216.200.6.237.theplanet.com [216.200.6.237]
 14    44 ms    51 ms    45 ms  vl32.dsr01.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.127.61]

 15    44 ms    47 ms    45 ms  vl42.dsr02.dllstx4.theplanet.com [70.85.127.91]

 16    80 ms    45 ms    45 ms  gi1-0-2.car17.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.116.8
5]
 17    44 ms    46 ms    45 ms  85.67-18-179.reverse.theplanet.com [67.18.179.85
]

Trace complete.



So....haha  I don't even know if that's good or not. Hope it helps.

route looks good, make a tweaktest and post result

VanBuren

tweaktest was no longer saved, try this and paste info here http://forums.speedguide.net:8117/

VanBuren

try this

i assume you have DR.Tcp

set this RWIN 513920 , also enable windows scaling

click save and reboot

VanBuren

check speed here aswell http://speedtest.cogeco.net/

if your still around 4 Mbps or less, then yes i think it might be your ZA slowing ya down

VanBuren

Hi Flipper, I also am experiencing slow dl speeds with charter...upload is actually higher than average...what gives?


gcooper