ad hoc internet connection sharing problem

[oma]

Hello,

I have a Compaq laptop connected through RJ45 to an Internet ADSL
modem. This same laptop shares its internet connection with a Dell
laptop.

Everything works fine and the connection is pretty stable. For
instance, I can make pretty long calls on Skype from the Dell with no
problems.

The problem is that when the download charge gets high, for instance,
when I download some file from a rapid web server, or when I load a
heavy web page, the connection breaks after a few seconds. Then the
network reconnects instantly, but if I restart the download, it fails
again. It seems to me that the problem occurs when the download speed
gets above something like 100 ko/sec.

Any clues ? If not, is it possible to limit the download speed to
prevent the loss of connection ?

Please help ! Thanks

[windsurferLA]

Is Comcast your ISP? Comcast reportedly has been limiting connection
capacity.

WindsurferLA

oma wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a Compaq laptop connected through RJ45 to an Internet ADSL
> modem. This same laptop shares its internet connection with a Dell
> laptop.
>
> Everything works fine and the connection is pretty stable. For
> instance, I can make pretty long calls on Skype from the Dell with no
> problems.
>
> The problem is that when the download charge gets high, for instance,
> when I download some file from a rapid web server, or when I load a
> heavy web page, the connection breaks after a few seconds. Then the
> network reconnects instantly, but if I restart the download, it fails
> again. It seems to me that the problem occurs when the download speed
> gets above something like 100 ko/sec.
>
> Any clues ? If not, is it possible to limit the download speed to
> prevent the loss of connection ?
>
> Please help ! Thanks

[oma]

No in fact I recently installed new drivers and utility that I didn't
have for the broadcom Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI
card on the Compaq and that seems to have cured the problem !

Now I am looking for a way to enable SoftAp mode on this card and I
found that adding a EnableSoftAp "1" string to the registry is
supposed to add Softap capability to the utility but that doesn't
work.

Thanks anyway for you answer
Bye


On May 2, 10:30 pm, windsurferLA <ps144...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Is Comcast your ISP? Comcast reportedly has been limiting connection
> capacity.
>
> WindsurferLA
>
> oma wrote:
> > Hello,
>
> > I have a Compaq laptop connected through RJ45 to an Internet ADSL
> > modem. This same laptop shares its internet connection with a Dell
> > laptop.
>
> > Everything works fine and the connection is pretty stable. For
> > instance, I can make pretty long calls on Skype from the Dell with no
> > problems.
>
> > The problem is that when the download charge gets high, for instance,
> > when I download some file from a rapid web server, or when I load a
> > heavy web page, the connection breaks after a few seconds. Then the
> > network reconnects instantly, but if I restart the download, it fails
> > again. It seems to me that the problem occurs when the download speed
> > gets above something like 100 ko/sec.
>
> > Any clues ? If not, is it possible to limit the download speed to
> > prevent the loss of connection ?
>
> > Please help ! Thanks