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320635 2005-02-02 03:01:00 I found the help desk OK and they had their faults chap call a couple of days later.
We need a few responses from Netchicken before anyone can help further.
Cheers T
TonyF (246)
320636 2005-02-02 06:33:00 Thanks guys for your input, its very appreciated .

I contacted the help desk, the people I talked to were very good, the first time took about 30 minutes and came to conclusion it was my machine . We connected in my laptop and found it had an excellent connection rate .

This test . jetstreamgames . co . nz/speed/ADSLdownload1MB . html" target="_blank">www . jetstreamgames . co . nz was over 2000 for the laptop and only 500 to 700 for the desktop .

However the slow desktop has left everyone baffled . I upgraded the network software, to no help, downloaded the speedguide optimiser, which made no difference .

I am looking at bingobongo's site . home . att . net/index . htm" target="_blank">cable-dsl . home . att . net but havn't worked out what to do with it .

Surely I don't need a new pc!!

Thanks for everyones comments :)
netchicken (4843)
320637 2005-02-02 06:51:00 Hmmm,

Have you looked at you ethernet cards properties, not sure what but could be worth a look. I'd imagine that if it was faulty or you had a crook cable, it would not work at all.

Do you have a network set up, even an occasional one (you mention laptop). If so, how does it connect, how/what router settings?

Perhaps you have something leeching your bandwidth. Have you checked your connection in a firewall to see what is connected whilst online?
Murray P (44)
320638 2005-02-02 06:53:00 "the network card, which is quite old, brand unknown, possibly realtec."
Start here - borrow a good one maybe.
TonyF (246)
320639 2005-02-02 07:24:00 Nope, no network, I did have with the second machine that went phut, I am using the network card from that network as my connection .

The tech guy said it would be better than the USB as I only have usb1, which is slower .

I upgraded the network drivers realtek rtl8029(as), but it made no difference (sigh) .

Maybe I need to try another one .
netchicken (4843)
320640 2005-02-02 20:39:00 "The tech guy said it would be better than the USB as I only have usb1, which is slower."
Until you get a new Ethernet card to try, why not reinstall the modem as USB - it will be pretty fast even though it is USB 1. Full info on the CD.
Cheers T
TonyF (246)
320641 2005-02-03 01:19:00 Thanks Tony, I am going to buy a good network card now :)

best to go for the heart instead of farting around trying to repair stuff. :)
netchicken (4843)
320642 2005-02-03 03:09:00 Oh well, that was a waste of 2 hours.... :)

Bought a new card, asked for the best,was told there isn't one, they are all the same. (I figured that when I got my genuis card home and found on installing it it was a realtec :)

Got it running, with joy ran the download test ...

Your line speed is approximately 651.2 Kbps or 79.8 K bytes/sec

Bzzz, wrong answer, go back to the Start and pay more money....

Ther isn't anything else to look for ....
www.the-reel-mccoy.com
Take that evil box!
netchicken (4843)
320643 2005-02-03 03:13:00 OMG I found the answer!!!!

It's OPERA!!!!

I just did it on scummy IE6 and got

Your line speed is approximately 1789.5 Kbps or 219.3 K bytes/sec

nearly fell off my chair...
netchicken (4843)
320644 2005-02-03 03:20:00 I wonder what you have done to your Opera ? No-one else seems to have had this effect.
What browser in your laptop, which you earlier said was fast enough.
TonyF (246)
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