Why does my internet get super slow?

[Flicktitty]

Just wondering what is wrong with my internet.

when i first start my computer the internet is running fast (the way it should be) Then after 30min or so it gets as slow as dial up and i have to shut my computer off and reset my modem. i should NOT have to do this ever 30-60 minutes that i am on the internet. the computer is BRAND NEW. the Modem is brand new along with the cables connecting it.

Should i call my provider and see what they say?

Also i ran Norton and it found nothing,ran Ad-Aware and again.. Found nothing?

:fire

[HY35F2T]

idk














but that is a sexy ass avatar.lol gt47?

[Poncho]

ping external sites.

like do ping -t google.com

and see if the ping times slow over time. Don't get too crazy and ping flood with huge packets either.

If they do it's somehow your connection being gay, and also run task manager to check out your network utilization, and check what ports are allowed free reign via your firewall and whats not.

if the pings stay the same, and your utilization is OK, I'd next look at pinging your router and doing the same, and ping your modem too.

see if theres latency there too.

lastly take a look at your available ram, and the memory useage, perhaps between all the adware, and porn your computer is sending out tons of traffic, and at the same time, all that crap running is killing your computers speed too.

If you need more help, let me know.

[Car Guy]

Who's your provider...???






:3gears::3gears::3gears:

[Flicktitty]

i have no clue what your talking about with that PING thing.

Ram = 2942MB
Harddrive is 284GB free of 363GB (78% free)

i'm running some health scans and other shit now..

[Flicktitty]

Who's your provider...???






:3gears::3gears::3gears:

Charter... there one of the main providers out by me. it has been doing this for i'd say 3-4 weeks now?

[88Nightmare]

ponch dan ftw

[Silver03SRT]

www.speedtest.net

[Poncho]

start

run

type in "cmd"

then type "ping -t google.com"

watch the ping times for a long time. to stop the endless pinging, hit "ctrl + c" or just close the session.

[Poncho]

www.speedtest.net

which speeds will also vary hugely depending on where you live, what service you use, and the time of day you use it. If you live where I live, it depends on what my neighbors are doing, as we share a local connection, (I have cable). If you have DSL part of it could be the distance from the home run and quality of copper. Satellite, well it just sucks, too many things negatively affect it's quality.

For example right now I get 5.1mbps download / 485kbps upload on my wired side. If I steal my neighbors wireless I pull 4.8mbps download / 402kbps upload

That alone shows a sizeable speed decrease pulling wireless from distances.

[wikked]

You already got the ball rollin, I'll let you have this one Dan :goof

[Flicktitty]

www.speedtest.net

http://www.speedtest.net/result/226432386.png

[Poncho]

looks pretty good buddy.

[Flicktitty]

looks pretty good buddy.

thats when i first started the computer. Now just about an hour later i ran it again.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/226457226.png

so WTF? how do i ldrop like 4000

[Poncho]

WHOA..............

knock off the porn Nick!!!!!!!!

[Flicktitty]

WHOA..............

knock off the porn Nick!!!!!!!!

hahaa, it's 11am. haven't started that yet.

only sites i've been on is this one,ctr,and myspace?

i don't get how this always happens?

[wikked]

Because someone is using your computer for it's bandwidth.

You either have:

A. something that Norton's / AdAware can't find.

B. like Dan said earlier, have freely open ports that should be closed to incoming/outgoing traffic.

C. if you're using wireless, everyone is leeching off of you because you don't have WEP enabled.

[Flicktitty]

Because someone is using your computer for it's bandwidth.

You either have:

A. something that Norton's / AdAware can't find.

B. like Dan said earlier, have freely open ports that should be closed to incoming/outgoing traffic.

C. if you're using wireless, everyone is leeching off of you because you don't have WEP enabled.

A. Any other things i can run and find something?

B. What do you mean by open ports? When i look at my network it says it is a privite line

C. I'm not using wireless?

D. I hate computers.

[Poncho]

it's been a while and my computer at home is pulling
http://www.speedtest.net/result/226514740.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

VNC Viewer FTW

[Flicktitty]

it's been a while and my computer at home is pulling
http://www.speedtest.net/result/226514740.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

VNC Viewer FTW

http://www.speedtest.net/result/226516362.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

what is VNC Viewer?

[Poncho]

program that allows me to remotely access my computer. Literally as if I were right in front of it. I get to see the desktop and everything

[Beagle]

flick i have the same problem but it happens maybe twice a month.

[stowsea]

ok, question along the same lines as nick, i have wireless and right now my signal strenth says very good but my speed is 1.0 mbps, why is it so low from the normal 54?

[Cryptic]

ok, question along the same lines as nick, i have wireless and right now my signal strenth says very good but my speed is 1.0 mbps, why is it so low from the normal 54?

go in the router and change channels, might be some interference in that band

[stowsea]

go in the router and change channels, might be some interference in that band

how do i do that?

[Silver03SRT]

when i moved in the condo my roommate and i secured all the unsecure networks that our router picked up. Those people must have wondered why they couldnt sign on the internet anymore haha. i know very little about computers but my roommate is a computer guru. he has his security plus certification and going for his cissp right now. so i go to him with all my computer troubles

[stowsea]

i have to put a network key in everytime i connect does that mean its secure and others cant jack it?

[Silver03SRT]

is it something you are plugging into your computer? if it is thats a nic card and yes your network could still be unsecure. you have to secure your network yourself.

[stowsea]

is it something you are plugging into your computer? if it is thats a nic card and yes your network could still be unsecure. you have to secure your network yourself.

i just bought a wireless router and card for my laptop and its all hooked up after a couple hours spent on the linksys support chat i got it all working, next to the connection there is a little lock symbol, its kind of pissing me off because everytime i turn my laptop off i have to do a bunch of bullshit to get the connection back

[Silver03SRT]

there should be a little computer monitor looking thing lit up on your task bar near your time double click on that and then hit view wireless networks that should tell you what one you are signed on to and what other ones are in the area.

[stowsea]

there should be a little computer monitor looking thing lit up on your task bar near your time double click on that and then hit view wireless networks that should tell you what one you are signed on to and what other ones are in the area.

the only one there is my router and it says secruity enabled wireless network(wpa)

[Silver03SRT]

the only one there is my router and it says secruity enabled wireless network(wpa)
hmmmmm i will wait till my roommate comes home from class he knows more about that then i do.

[stowsea]

hmmmmm i will wait till my roommate comes home from class he knows more about that then i do.

ok thanks

[Poncho]

sounds like I need to come down to Delevan and fix some computers.

contact me on AIM you newbs w/ broken computers -- JudgeThis05

[stowsea]

sounds like I need to come down to Delevan and fix some computers.

haha computer seminar at flicks house

[Flicktitty]

haha computer seminar at flicks house

hell yeah, and i got more then enough food and beer if needed. Dan-o i tried callin you earlier.

[stowsea]

hell yeah, and i got more then enough food and beer if needed. Dan-o i tried callin you earlier.

im definitely down. havent been to your house in a while, do you have a wireless router nick?

[Flicktitty]

im definitely down. havent been to your house in a while, do you have a wireless router nick?

Negitive... i wana get one, just have more importnet shit to buy right now.

[stowsea]

Negitive... i wana get one, just have more importnet shit to buy right now.

they are pretty cheap right now i only paid 50 for mine at radio shack

[Poncho]

Yea I'm at work guys, AIM works for now, otherwise I'll be home @ 1am-ish.

[Flicktitty]

what happened to working 3rd shift?

[Poncho]

Sick of being a nighttime cube dweller.

Rejoining the Daywalkers.

[flyin_blue_egg]

i just bought a wireless router and card for my laptop and its all hooked up after a couple hours spent on the linksys support chat i got it all working, next to the connection there is a little lock symbol, its kind of pissing me off because everytime i turn my laptop off i have to do a bunch of bullshit to get the connection back

when me and deanna got the wireless router to get wireless on her laptop it asked us if we wanted to make the connection secure, which we said yes to. it then gave us a code and told us to write it down. (im guessing this code is the password) and now nobody can get on our wireless connection. My brother even had his computer wiz friend try to get his laptop to connect wirelessly to our internet and he wasn't able to



and just so you know, im pretty sure flicks problem has nothing to do with charter b/c i live about a mile from him and have charter and haven't been having any of the problems he's been having....well my computer runs slow but that's bc there's a bunch of shit taking up ram but i can't erase the hard drive bc my mom has shit on the comp and woun't let me put it on backup discs

[Flicktitty]

when me and deanna got the wireless router to get wireless on her laptop it asked us if we wanted to make the connection secure, which we said yes to. it then gave us a code and told us to write it down. (im guessing this code is the password) and now nobody can get on our wireless connection. My brother even had his computer wiz boyfriend try to get his laptop to connect wirelessly to our internet and he wasn't able to



and just so you know, im pretty sure flicks problem has nothing to do with charter b/c i live about a mile from him and have charter and haven't been having any of the problems he's been having....well my computer runs slow but that's bc there's a bunch of shit taking up ram but i can't erase the hard drive bc my mom has shit on the comp and woun't let me put it on backup discs

FIXED..

yeah somethin here sucks.

[stowsea]

FIXED..

yeah somethin here sucks.

hahaha
:rolf:rolf:rolf