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Posted by JD on September 8, 2007, 7:37 am
Bill M. wrote:
>
>> Bill M. wrote:
>>>
>>>> My cable modem slows down to a crawl and I have found that rebooting the
>>>> computer fixes the problem. Windows XP he SP2 with all the patches.
>>>>
>>>> I don't believe it's a modem problem but I've tried all the fixes in two
>>>> other newsgroups so I thought I'd post in this newsgroup.
>>> I don't think it's a modem problem, either. More likely a simple case
>>> of spyware, trojans, etc. What are those unspecified fixes you
>>> referred to?
>>>
>> I run a variety of programs including anti-spyware, anti-trojan,
>> anti-virus and anti-malware. I don't run them all at the same time. All
>> updated with the latest definitions, all five report a clean machine.
>
> For the sake of argument, let's say your unspecified anti-* programs
> are doing their job. That's a big assumption, so don't hesitate to
> come back to it later, if other things don't pan out.
Not sure it's a "big" assumption.
>> I use a large hosts file which can cause a slowdown with XP so I
>> disabled the DNS Client Service. No change.
>>
>> I changed the DNS Server Address to manual. No change.
>
> You seem to be focused on DNS here, so the obvious question is, in
> what way do you think your "cable modem" is slowing down? My first
> assumption was a slowdown in throughput, but you apparently mean
> something else. Can you describe what you're seeing?
My ISP has their own online speed test. As I surf the web, I notice it's
taking longer and longer to connect to web pages, etc.. I run my ISP's
speed test. The results are slow: Download Speed: 69 kbps, Upload Speed:
17 kbps. Rebooting the modem didn't return the speed, but rebooting the
modem and the computer did return the speed: Download Speed: 452 kbps,
Upload Speed: 182 kbps.
I have since experimented and found I only need to reboot the computer.
>> What is changing in relation to my cable modem when I reboot? Something
>> in XP gets crapped up but it clears upon a reboot.
I notice you didn't really address the above question.
> Do you have a wireless network that someone else has joined? Do you
> have a LAN with other active PC's? Do you run P2P software? Do you
> monitor your PC's network activity? Do you monitor your PC's CPU and
> RAM utilization? Do you have a router between your PC and the modem?
No wireless network, no LAN with other active PC's, no P2P software and
no router. When my cable modem connection slows down the rest of the
computer runs at it's normal speed.
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JD..
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