Question

[gangsterusa]

Congrats on a great forum. I am new here and seeking help. I recently started to tweak my cable connection at home using speedguide.net info. Before I used the optimizer I was getting a speed of approx. 1300kbps down (during peak performance hours). My service is with Cox. I analyzed the connection using the TCP/IP Analyzer and then ran the patch for win98se (because it was stuck on 65535) and then used the optimizer. Since then my speed has decreased to approx 850kbps (during peak performance hours). I have tried all of the settings suggested but I can't seem to get back to where I was.

Any Suggestions?

System Info:
PII 300 / Win98SE / Toshiba Cable Modem

Thanks in advance. :)

[Lobo]

Please click in my signature where it says Test tweak here, then:
At top where it says edit click and select, Select all,
Then go back to same edit button at top, click and select copy.
Come back to Speed Guide, same thread you were on, in post reply box, with cursor blinking at begining of box go to top, edit, click, select paste, click, this will put information in box. Please X out your IP address, Thank you.:)

[Lobo]

Were you on @Home who bandwidth was 3.0 down, now since AT&T and CONcast got it it is 1.5 down, slower:)

[gangsterusa]

Thanks Lobo for the fast reply. I have been using various sites to check my speed. Mostly speedus.com, 2wire.com, and a couple of links from here (speedguide.com).

Here is a screen shot if that helps.
http://www.cox-internet.com/gdelaune/screenshot1.jpg

Thanks for the help. :)

[Lobo]

Test looks fine, Media type on NIC should be set to 10baseT, see cable modem tips in help thread below:)

[gangsterusa]

man you are quick!! :)

[Lobo]

A quickie you say, no thank you, unless you are gull, then I'm in Love:) :) :)

[gangsterusa]

I can't find the setting to set the NIC to 10baseT. I know I read it on here today but I can't find it again. I looked where you said but did'nt see it. sorry :o could you point me to it?

[Lobo]

If this is an ethernet connection, and if your cable modem's ethernet interface is not specifically listed as capable of full-duplex working (see list), click the button Configure below the adapter name.
Click the tab Advanced to bring it to the front:
In the Property box, the property name to be selected varies according to model of ethernet card. Examples are: Network Link Selection, Media Type, Connection Type, Duplex Mode, or any similarly-named property which can have Values looking like Auto-Negotiation, or 10BT, or 10BaseT.
In the Value box, select a value which either (a) explicitly says half-duplex or semi-duplex, or (b) at least does not say full-duplex [e.g. 10BaseT on its own is OK]. If there is a choice between 10 and 100 with half-duplex, choose the 10. Do not choose 10Base5, 10Base2, or AUI.
Click OK to exit the Adapter settings.
Click OK to exit the Connection properties.
Close the Network and Dial-up Connections window.
Continue with Internet Options setup below.
:)

[gangsterusa]

Thank you very much. :)