Bandwidth black hole

[callala mitch]

As a 56k user bandwidth is life blood. Often the data transfer receeds to nothing and then disconnection. This occurs especially if there is a brief period of inactivity. If I launch " MultiProxy" and sometimes, " WebFerret" the bandwidth is regained. Any comments or suggestions appreciated.

System: Win98; IE ver:6.0

[Jesse23]

try reinstalling drivers for your modem

try uninstalling any web accelerators

try rebuilding tcp/ip

if all else fails format

[Ken]

Originally posted by callala mitch
As a 56k user bandwidth is life blood. Often the data transfer receeds to nothing and then disconnection. This occurs especially if there is a brief period of inactivity. If I launch " MultiProxy" and sometimes, " WebFerret" the bandwidth is regained. Any comments or suggestions appreciated.

System: Win98; IE ver:6.0

Welcome to SpeedGuide!

Well, my thoughts are that Win98 works best with IE5.01 SP2...
IE6 really was made for Win NT family, not 9x...

And as Jessie said, uninstall any browser add ons, such as download accelerators, etc...

Are you using a firewall? An updated AntiVirus?
Have you checked for trojans?

Go to "Start">Run> type
msconfig
then click enter, now click on "start up" tab...
This shows what runs at start up, uncheck any that are not necessary...

Next time your bandwidth drops to nothing,
Ctrl+Alt+Delete, and see what is running or freezing up...

I am going to send you to Software Forum and wait for your response, as I have a feeling this is software related...
Ken

[mnosteele52]

You might also try adding the line s10=60 to your "extra settings" box (where init strings go) it will help you stay connected it there is a dropout.

[callala mitch]

Originally posted by Ken


Welcome to SpeedGuide!

Well, my thoughts are that Win98 works best with IE5.01 SP2...
IE6 really was made for Win NT family, not 9x...

And as Jessie said, uninstall any browser add ons, such as download accelerators, etc...

Are you using a firewall? An updated AntiVirus?
Have you checked for trojans?

Go to "Start">Run> type
msconfig
then click enter, now click on "start up" tab...
This shows what runs at start up, uncheck any that are not necessary...

Next time your bandwidth drops to nothing,
Ctrl+Alt+Delete, and see what is running or freezing up...

I am going to send you to Software Forum and wait for your response, as I have a feeling this is software related...
Ken

Thanks Ken,
Problem is intermitent which makes me think it is the ISP leaving band width to the biggest hammer.

[callala mitch]

Originally posted by mnosteele52
You might also try adding the line s10=60 to your "extra settings" box (where init strings go) it will help you stay connected it there is a dropout.

Thanks mnosteele52, have done!