[dba-Tech] Slow broadband

What are the specs on this thing?

OS, cpu / speed, memory? Hard disk size / free, defrag state?

You turned off the firewall, can you also turn off NAV?  Not sure if it
would affect a internet speed test or not.

One thing you might try is getting ahold of one of those internet speed
optimizers.  CableNut is one I use.  It tests the machine and the internet
connection, then sets up windows / network stuff to optimize the registry
stuff for that machine for that internet connection.  Might be worth a shot.

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 4:16 PM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Slow broadband

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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