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Slooooow laptop connection. . .

by Coryphaeus Feb 11, 2006 10:21PM PST

I have Comcast cable, three desktops and a laptop connected to a D-Link 202 modem and a DI-614+ router. The three laptops run a speed, averaging, around 5.5 Mb/s. Very acceptable. The laptop runs around 100Kb/s. Unacceptable. Even file transfers from desktop to laptop are painfully slow. Upload speeds from the laptop are around 360 Kb/s.

The tests run are from Broadband Reports.

The laptop is an older (circa 2001) Compaq with built in LAN running W98SE. I have used the speed test, tweak test, and Dr. TCP to adjust the laptop settings but the speed is still painfully slow. I have changed ports on the router (wired) to no avail.

Any thoughts?

Wayne

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Possible solution???
by datalookup Feb 18, 2006 5:25AM PST

Would it help any to reload the firmware for the D-Link 202 Modem? I read about an incompatibility with the D-Link 202 Modem firmware and Comcast Cable. It was suggested to reload the firmware for the modem. Greetings from Manitoba, Canada.

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Error in my original post. . .
by Coryphaeus Feb 18, 2006 9:14AM PST

Three laptops should read desktops. They run fast. The one laptop doesn't. I've reinstalled the NIC drivers for the laptop, changed the TCP settings on the one laptop, everything.

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Knoppix time.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Feb 18, 2006 9:44AM PST

Boot your Knoppix cd and see if the speed tests better.

Bob

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Hadn't thought of that. . .
by Coryphaeus Feb 18, 2006 7:43PM PST

Will give it a try. I still think it's hardware.

Thanks.

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No joy. . .
by Coryphaeus Feb 18, 2006 8:00PM PST

114 Kb/s down, 364 Kb/s up. It has to be hardware.

Really do like the look of Knoppix though.

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That test has helped to find a direction.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Feb 18, 2006 10:32PM PST

Now that you get similar results in a totally different OS you can look to the hardware issues.

Is it possible to put in a wifi or ethernet pc-card (or is it pcmcia?)

Bob

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It was the on-board NIC. . .
by Coryphaeus Feb 19, 2006 5:03AM PST

Popped a Linksys PCMCIA NIC in, running at 4 Mb/s.

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4 MB/sec still slow
by tombpsyco Feb 22, 2006 10:18PM PST

I have a Linksys wired/wireless network in my house. The average speed of the wired is a solid 11 MB/sec, the weakest wireless connection runs at 7 to 8 MB/sec.

Hell my neighbor across the street can get 4 to 5 MB/sec. Tested the signal strength one day for fun.

I'd recheck your throughput speeds. Are you totaly wireless? If so were'd you place your Router? You want your router centerly located if possible. I have mine almost in the middle of my one story house, hidden behind some books on a shelf about 6 foot up.

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