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490436 2006-10-10 01:32:00 My broadband internet connection has been very slow lately.

If i run the speed test at here (www.jetstreamgames.co.nz)
or here (www.nzdsl.co.nz)
my download speed is "0" and upload is normal at about 132kbps (16.5KB).

When i turn off Zonealarm then my download speed is 270kbps (33.8KB) & upload speed 132kbps (16.5KB).

Anyone know why this is happening and if i can rectify it?

Thanks, Brian.
lazydog (148)
490437 2006-10-10 01:47:00 Have you done any changes to Zonealarm recently? stu161204 (123)
490438 2006-10-10 03:10:00 Not that i can think of.

I was just using limewire and getting 32KB download speeds. Thats with ZA enabled of course.

What part of ZA could cause this? Ie; program control/Firewall/Anti Spyware...

Oh yeah, I'm using ZA pro.
lazydog (148)
490439 2006-10-10 03:44:00 I have recently dumped ZA for Comodo (http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/) KiwiTT_NZ (233)
490440 2006-10-10 03:47:00 It happens to me too. It's not making your internet slow, it's blocking the test. Fishy (10540)
490441 2006-10-10 12:03:00 Zone alarm kills my connection if I leave broadband alone for 10 mins. On the hunt for a new firewall myself..... rob_on_guitar (4196)
490442 2006-10-10 16:15:00 I was using ZoneAlarm Security Suit for a while, but I had the same problems, things running snail-like slooow, now I dumped it for Avast, and things have speeded up to no end.
I found ZA to be very Power Hungry.
powertron (9655)
490443 2006-10-10 20:54:00 Note: Avast is not a true Firewall, but it's AV is good. You do need another Firewall. KiwiTT_NZ (233)
490444 2006-10-10 21:35:00 I have recently dumped ZA for Comodo (http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/)

How have you found it?
Are you happy with it.
lazydog (148)
490445 2006-10-10 21:53:00 It happens to me too. It's not making your internet slow, it's blocking the test.

That seems to be the case because i'm getting good speeds when using limewire and my downloadmanager.
lazydog (148)
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