[dba-Tech] Slow broadband

Some of the speed test sites have utilities to test your settings. I
have used the one at;
http://www.dslreports.com/tools

It's called TWEAK TEST and is near the bottom of the tools page.It's a
Java app that doesn't actually change anything just transmits a file
back and forth and then displays results - you have to enter info
about your connection and system to get the results and
recommendations.

GK

On 9/14/06, Hale, Jim <Jim.Hale at fleetpride.com> wrote:
> Could be but I can't figure out how to test it. I tried running the internet
> speed test with no apps running but no joy, same result. I don't think it is
> a slow NIC cause files zip around the intranet OK.
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JWColby [mailto:jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 2:57 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Slow broadband
>
>
> Are you sure the "old machine" just isn't the bottleneck?  There is overhead
> in everything you are trying to do.  Your system as a whole may just not be
> fast enough to handle any more speed.
>
>
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hale, Jim
> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 2:40 PM
> To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Slow broadband
>
> Recently I took advantage of Time Warner's offer to upgrade to their premier
> broadband service.This is supposed to increase speed to between 6-8 Mbps
> down and .5 up from 2-4 Mbps currently. My main machine, as measured using
> several internet sites, stayed at exactly 1.73 Mbps. Upload increased from
> .17 to .35. After complaining TW had me check my other machines (after
> rebooting all machines and resetting the modem and router). Sure enough the
> other machines increased markedly to 4.9 Mbps. The slow machine is a 6 year
> old Dell optiplex running windows 2000 prof with Norton firewall and virus
> protection. The other machines are cheap but newer HPs running Windows XP
> prof. and Norton antivirus (no firewall). The router is a standard linksys.
> I turned off the Norton firewall with no improvement. Does anyone know what
> is going on here and how to fix it? TIA Jim Hale
>
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