[dba-Tech] Can't get IE to upload

If your getting that through your wireless and router then it would appear 
that your problem this time was the web site. You might put a shortcut to 
the speed test site on your desktop and check it when ever it seems slow.

Bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Harkins" <ssharkins at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" 
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Can't get IE to upload


Last Result:
Download Speed: 1025 kbps (128.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 128 kbps (16 KB/sec transfer rate)

======For my purposes, that's adequate. Wireless system is similar -- #'s
are just a hair different. This must just be my local systems -- memory,
malware, something like that.

Susan H.



> Susan,
>
> Like Rocky, suggested, try going directly to the Broadband connection,
> then
> run some timing tests with DSL Reports or speakeasy.net/speedtest/ and
> make
> sure that your broadband connection is working up to speed. Then plug in
> the
> router, and use a direct connection and test again. Then go wireless and
> test again, this should give you real numbers instead of slow or fast,
> making troubleshooting much easier.
>
> The other day I was having similar problems and with out boring you with
> the
> details it turned out to be a broken wire to the DSL Modem.  Who would
> have
> thought that DSL would work at all with only one wire connected?  It did
> at
> times but never over about 1/3 normal speed.
>
>
> HTH
>
> Bill
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Susan Harkins" <ssharkins at gmail.com>
> To: "DBA Tech List" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 9:47 AM
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Can't get IE to upload
>
>
> I installed a Belkin Wireless G router the other day -- wireless system is
> slow as molasses and mine is almost as bad now. Of course, performance
> might
> not be related to the router at all, but the slowdown came about the same
> time.
>
> I'm rebooting several times a day right now.
>
> My main problem right this minute is I'm trying to use IE to upload a
> resume
> and it just will not go -- churns and churns... forget the other system --
> get a page error and can't even attempt.
>
> Could be many things -- the server I'm trying to upload is busy, down...
> could be IE on my end. Even though the router has a firewall, my Windows
> firewalls are still enabled. I haven't changed any settings on IE, but
> that
> doesn't mean anything... could be malware, so I guess I'll spend the day
> running scans for that...
>
> I truly am really tired of this -- about 3 or 4 times a year, everything
> goes nuts... I'm ready to buy a Mac.
>
> Susan H.
>
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