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Thread ID: 71757 2006-08-15 12:29:00 Adsl speed problem johnfb (10996) Press F1
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478739 2006-08-15 12:29:00 I have just hooked up on a 3.5G adsl plan but the speed on one of the two computers hooked up to the router/modem is running at about half speed. One is a laptop with XP and is able to download at full speed while the other, running ME (sigh) is only able to download at no better that 1.7mb. I would appreciate any suggestions to solve this problem. johnfb (10996)
478740 2006-08-15 21:04:00 Depends whether you as the XP user want the ME computer competing for all your bandwidth :-) Look for sites with instructions on tuning Windows TCP-IP settings (MTU) or try a downloader that sets up more than 1 stream. PaulD (232)
478741 2006-08-15 22:13:00 I forgot to mention that the router/modem has four ports and that both computers are plugged into this. The main computer is the one running ME. I have run all the usual antivirus and spyware programs to make sure that there is nothing that might slow things down. johnfb (10996)
478742 2006-08-16 09:19:00 Have you run these speed tests with only one PC turned on?

Have you tried http://speedtest.co.nz/
apparition (3207)
478743 2006-08-17 10:33:00 If you want a more accurate download test disconnect the other computer for testing each on its own. Also remember to Ctrl-F5 to clear your browser's cache before you run each test. There is a good site http://www.dslreports.com that will give you a bit more heads up on this topic. Eyeore (10957)
478744 2006-08-17 10:38:00 http://www.nzdsl.co.nz is another good speed test site. stu161204 (123)
478745 2006-08-18 01:29:00 Thank you to everyone for your suggestions, I will try them and see what happens. johnfb (10996)
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