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March 30th, 2012, 01:46 PM
#46
I understand the hesitation and done the taxes already.
Retired, so ours are probably simpler than yours.
Sales people are very poor techs, I agree!
Take your time, and setting up a dual boot remember to install the oldest version first.
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March 31st, 2012, 04:07 PM
#47
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April 2nd, 2012, 11:35 AM
#48
I'm back. Taxes are done, Fed and state for me, Fed and state for my daughter. They always make for an interesting weekend.
Now back to the question at hand, my slow download and upload speeds. Is it the cable modem I'm renting from Comcast, the fact that the rest of my system is so old, or something we haven't touched on yet?
I think the next step will be trying a somewhat better modem, but not as good as the SB6121. I have the option of turning my current modem in to Comcast and asking for a newer one. That would seem to be a better way to test the modem without actually buying another. I think they will supply only DOCSIS 2 modems, which might be safer than trying a DOCSIS 3.
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April 2nd, 2012, 11:44 AM
#49
Before you do the exchange bit.
Go into device manager and remove the nic, reboot, now test again.
Think the nic drivers could be corrupted a bit. Seeings as other computers seem to run full speed, I see the problem as being in that computer.
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April 5th, 2012, 02:49 PM
#50
Originally Posted by Train
Before you do the exchange bit.
Go into device manager and remove the nic, reboot, now test again.
Think the nic drivers could be corrupted a bit. Seeings as other computers seem to run full speed, I see the problem as being in that computer.
I did as you suggested--uninstalled the NIC, rebooted, and tested again. There wasn't much difference.
I tested at Speedtest, uninstalled the NIC, rebooted (the NIC installed itself automatically without even telling me it was missing), tested again at the same server (Internode in San Jose).
Before: Ping=25, d/l=1.47, u/l=2.20
After: Ping-25, d/l=1.71, u/l=2.24
Is there any other component which might be causing this slowness? Could it be the cable modem?
I'm not sure we tested the rent-a-modem with my daughter's laptop. I think we might have tested only the sb6121 with her laptop.
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April 5th, 2012, 05:39 PM
#51
I think I remember a router in the mix, if yes, remove your cat 5 and plug it into a different port on the router.
If not change, the power cycle the router. And test.
If no help, then it is time for a new nic.
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April 6th, 2012, 11:49 AM
#52
Originally Posted by Train
I think I remember a router in the mix, if yes, remove your cat 5 and plug it into a different port on the router.
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Yes, there is a router, an older USR5462. It has one ethernet cable input (from the cable modem), and four ethernet cable output ports. I have two output ports in use. One goes directly to my computer tower, and the other into a circuit serving the rest of the house. All client systems are currently hardwired--my tower and my wife's Netflix.
The only option for moving cables is on the output ports. Is that what you mean? I currently have the Netflix box on Lan1 and my tower on Lan2. Lan3 and Lan4 are not in use.
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April 9th, 2012, 11:43 AM
#53
Sorry been out of town. And where I was has not internet or cell phone coverage.
Yes , just use one of the 2 ports that are not used now on the router.
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April 9th, 2012, 12:52 PM
#54
Peaceful, isn't it, not having a phone. Glad to see you back, though.
I moved the cables. Netflix is now on Lan3, and the computer on Lan4.
Ping was 35ms, d/l was 2.68, and u/l was 3.39. That's an improvement, but not as much as I was hoping for.
I may have to learn to be satisfied.
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April 9th, 2012, 02:00 PM
#55
Peaceful is right. And enjoyed.
That the speed for both the laptop and desktop?
Now you are getting Economy speeds.
Economy - 1.5 Mbps downstream, 384 kbps upstream
Economy Plus - 3 Mbps downstream, 768kbps upstream
Performance Starter - 6 Mbps downstream, 1 Mbps upstream
Performance - 15 Mbps downstream, 2 Mbps upstream
Blast - 25 Mbps downstream, 4 Mbps upstream
Extreme - 50 Mbps downstream, 10 Mbps upstream
Extreme 105 - 105 Mbps downstream, 20 Mbps upstream
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/C...s-Again-112865
Might want to read this too.
http://forums.comcast.com/t5/Connect...r/td-p/1243701
My latest test.
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April 9th, 2012, 03:18 PM
#56
I just had a thought strike me, like a brick in the back of the head.
I suddenly thought about the driver for my NIC card. I have a D-Link DFE-530TX+, with driver v.3.46.xx. I went to the D-Link site looking at drivers. The current driver listed for that NIC is v.8.xx. The new driver will run under both W2K and XP, so I should be safe upgrading to that, shouldn't I?
Is this advisable? Safe?
NIC Site
Last edited by 4breezes; April 9th, 2012 at 03:21 PM.
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April 9th, 2012, 08:34 PM
#57
I sure would update the driver.
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April 10th, 2012, 01:26 PM
#58
I've updated the NIC driver with v8.xx. That was the total package, covering all possible applications apparently. The part of the package which applied to my system, W2K and XP, updated my drivers to 3.69.xx, from, if I remember correctly, 3.46.xx. That's not a real significant jump, and on the single test run so far, has made no difference.
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April 10th, 2012, 01:38 PM
#59
Had hopes.
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April 10th, 2012, 01:56 PM
#60
If you haven't already done so, it might be time to try a new NIC. You can get decent ones for $15 plus shipping.
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