«

[xoopx]

i dont think ill ever update to sp2.

i did notice a while back in the 'steam' statistics, most people were still running sp1

on a tangent, i dont think ill ever update WINDOWS again. the 'improvements' just seem to suck worse every time. so ill use xp as it is, until they actually make something BETTER.

[Eagle of Fire]

That's exactly what I was thinking when I was using Windows 98SE for so long... Until they made XP and I noticed it was actually better built and that I could use DOSBox to play old games.

I'm probably stuck with XP now for a very long time.

[Titan]

I realy don't get that test... for me it's off by ALOT... and i meen A L O T.
Shows that i have 3 Mbit...

took another test with a 100 MByte file, and got 9.6 Mbit..

And with my own experience, i've got even a little more then the last test showed.. so i think there are limitations on the server-side also..

[TheSmyth]

If you go to the test page, you'll notice there's a link to a couple of mirror sites, Try a few and it should give you a more accurate test. k:

As for tweaking your connection: http://testmy.net/topic-2097

Well if you cant reach 90% of your ISP advertised speed you might have a problem.

Luckely that problem can be fixed in most cases by tweaking your windows registry.

There are alot of tweak programs out on the internet, too bad not all does the job right.

When you need help with tweaking then add these things in your post.

1. What OS are you running, ex win 98, win xp, if you have XP make sure you have SP2 installed! Also download the p2p fix for SP2 here http://www.speedguide.net/read_articles.php?id=1497

If you have a MAC try this program http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/12591

2. What service do you have, what is the advertised speed for download/upload.
3. What tweakprograms you already got installed, and run this test http://www.dslreports.com/tweaks* copy and paste result URL* adress in your post!
4. What speed do you have against www.testmy.net and http://nitro.ucsc.edu/* also download this Tracert and Ping program (made by PHP ) http://testmy.net/forum/index.php?action=d...=3341.0;id=1352 and click on autocheck.exe, when its done, just right click and paste all the result in your post.
5. Under your LAN connection - properties - general tab, uninstall all the protocols there that you do not need.
6. Open Internet Explorer and select tools - internet options - connections -
LAN settings, make sure nothing there is checked.
7. Never Connect to modem via USB ! Always connect your modem via ethernet (NIC) and make sure you have the latest drivers for your NIC. Set your NIC duplex mode to 10mb half duplex for Cable, for DSL it depend on the ISP service unless you are using a router, if so then set it to 100mb full duplex for both Cable & DSL. If you are using a router make sure you have the latest firmware.
8. Power cycle your modem, unplug it for atleast 30 seconds.
9. Download and update then do a scan with SpyBot http://beam.to/spybotsd and Ad Aware http://www.lavasoft.com/support/download to remove any spyware
10. ZoneAlarm firewall has known problems with dropping speed, i suggest to uninstall it and compare speed
11. Install Outpost Firewall http://www.agnitum.com\ or Sygate Firewall http://www.sygate.com/
12. Scan for viruses with your antivirus app, if you do not have one get one, AVG is great http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
13. Make sure you have ALL of the latest Windows Updates
14. Download and run CCleaner http://www.ccleaner.com/
15. Go to Guides* "VanBuren TestMy.net Cablenut settings" and install Cablenut 4.08 and Vanburens cablenut settings version 6 http://www.testmy.net/topic-1013
16. If you choose to build your own tweakfile with j79zlr´s webpage, i suggest to leave SynAttackProtect to 0, and use a latency value between 150 and 300 ms. If your calculated TcpWindowSize is above 65535 and your webrowsing seem sluggish, i suggest to test with a TcpWindowSize and GlobalMaxTcpWindowsize that is 44 x ( your MSS value ) and change Tcp13230pts to 0.


VanBuren (Testmy.net Forum)