Hi

I have a problem with my first ever Broadband connection.

I have a 1024k (128Ko/s max in theory) connection but two mire tests
indicate debits of 8.9 and
6.3 Ko/s

I have already tried surfing without my Kerio Firewall and Norton Anti Virus
but it makes no difference.(Windows Firewall is disactivated )

Also , I've tried typing in an address in both Kerio and Internet Explorer
as 'trusted' and visiting that site when both programs are running but the
result is the same.

Today, I phoned my ISP and he told me to go into MSConfig and untick all my
background programs.

He tested my line which seems ok and then I did the above mentioned Mire
test.

He said that I must have a computer hardware problem but I don't buy it cos

1 I can download emails and attachements faster than ever.

2 I can download programs much faster than before.(I use Stardownloader)

3 The computer is working as normal otherwise

4 I have 384 of RAM memory

The problem only seems occur when I surf on the NET and want to download
pages and as I use IE6 and have to start somewhere........

Any ideas please?

Thanks

IE6, XP Pro, Kerio Firewall + Norton Anti Virus, 384 RAM,

Try a larger RAM.

Dave Neve wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have a problem with my first ever Broadband connection.
>
> I have a 1024k (128Ko/s max in theory) connection but two mire tests
> indicate debits of 8.9 and
> 6.3 Ko/s
>
> I have already tried surfing without my Kerio Firewall and Norton
> Anti Virus but it makes no difference.(Windows Firewall is
> disactivated )
> Also , I've tried typing in an address in both Kerio and Internet
> Explorer as 'trusted' and visiting that site when both programs are
> running but the result is the same.
>
> Today, I phoned my ISP and he told me to go into MSConfig and untick
> all my background programs.
>
> He tested my line which seems ok and then I did the above mentioned
> Mire test.
>
> He said that I must have a computer hardware problem but I don't buy
> it cos
> 1 I can download emails and attachements faster than ever.
>
> 2 I can download programs much faster than before.(I use
> Stardownloader)
> 3 The computer is working as normal otherwise
>
> 4 I have 384 of RAM memory
>
> The problem only seems occur when I surf on the NET and want to
> download pages and as I use IE6 and have to start somewhere........
>
> Any ideas please?
>
> Thanks
>
> IE6, XP Pro, Kerio Firewall + Norton Anti Virus, 384 RAM,

Your first post received three (3) replies but you posted in the OE6
newsgroup, not this one: http://snipurl.com/db16
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (Shell, IE/OE) & Security

Dave Neve wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have a problem with my first ever Broadband connection.
>
> I have a 1024k (128Ko/s max in theory) connection but two mire tests
> indicate debits of 8.9 and
> 6.3 Ko/s
>
> I have already tried surfing without my Kerio Firewall and Norton Anti
> Virus
> but it makes no difference.(Windows Firewall is disactivated )
>
> Also , I've tried typing in an address in both Kerio and Internet Explorer
> as 'trusted' and visiting that site when both programs are running but the
> result is the same.
>
> Today, I phoned my ISP and he told me to go into MSConfig and untick all
> my
> background programs.
>
> He tested my line which seems ok and then I did the above mentioned Mire
> test.
>
> He said that I must have a computer hardware problem but I don't buy it
> cos
>
> 1 I can download emails and attachements faster than ever.
>
> 2 I can download programs much faster than before.(I use
> Stardownloader)
>
> 3 The computer is working as normal otherwise
>
> 4 I have 384 of RAM memory
>
> The problem only seems occur when I surf on the NET and want to download
> pages and as I use IE6 and have to start somewhere........
>
> Any ideas please?
>
> Thanks
>
> IE6, XP Pro, Kerio Firewall + Norton Anti Virus, 384 RAM,

I don't know what country you are located in, but try downloading a large
file (20+ MB) from a site that has plenty of bandwidth. For example, here
is a link to WindowsXP SP2 from Microsoft's site:
http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...35-SP2-ENU.exe
(Give the download time to reach maximum speed. It can take a few seconds
to even out.)

If that downloads at 5-6 KB, then I would say you have a problem with your
connection.
If, however, it downloads at 50-100 KB, then you probably have latency
issues.

Latency refers to the number of hops (and the time to cross them) between
you and a remote site.
Latency affects the speed at which you make lots of small, short connections
(such as browsing a bunch of web pages).

A broadband connection does not solve latency issues at all. Physical
proximity is really the only solution to latency.
A broadband connection provides faster downloads for long, large connections
(such as downloading a 20MB video clip).

--dbernat32


"Dave Neve" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23r3bBC$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
>
> I have a problem with my first ever Broadband connection.
>
> I have a 1024k (128Ko/s max in theory) connection but two mire tests
> indicate debits of 8.9 and
> 6.3 Ko/s
>
> I have already tried surfing without my Kerio Firewall and Norton Anti
> Virus
> but it makes no difference.(Windows Firewall is disactivated )
>
> Also , I've tried typing in an address in both Kerio and Internet Explorer
> as 'trusted' and visiting that site when both programs are running but the
> result is the same.
>
> Today, I phoned my ISP and he told me to go into MSConfig and untick all
> my
> background programs.
>
> He tested my line which seems ok and then I did the above mentioned Mire
> test.
>
> He said that I must have a computer hardware problem but I don't buy it
> cos
>
> 1 I can download emails and attachements faster than ever.
>
> 2 I can download programs much faster than before.(I use
> Stardownloader)
>
> 3 The computer is working as normal otherwise
>
> 4 I have 384 of RAM memory
>
> The problem only seems occur when I surf on the NET and want to download
> pages and as I use IE6 and have to start somewhere........
>
> Any ideas please?
>
> Thanks
>
> IE6, XP Pro, Kerio Firewall + Norton Anti Virus, 384 RAM,
>
>

In article <#r3bBC$(E-Mail Removed)>, Dave Neve says...

> I have a problem with my first ever Broadband connection.

> I have a 1024k (128Ko/s max in theory) connection but two mire tests
> indicate debits of 8.9 and
> 6.3 Ko/s

<snip>

I pretty much ignored your earlier post because I don't know what "Ko/s" is,
nor am I familiar with "mire" tests. Sometimes people won't jump in and
respond if they are not familiar with the jargon. This is, believe it, or
not, a mutual user self-help group, not an officially staffed MSFT support
channel.

--
Norman
~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint