Sloooooooow internet

[Marvo]

For most users anti-virus is a must have. There's loads of great free options available, Avast, AVG and so on, take your pick. Just download a redistributable version of one of them, copy it to each pc and install. Update each one then shut down the router and scan every pc.

You can download the 32bit version of AVG here just click on the link on the right hand side of the page where it says

Download
Latest Version
151.20MB

You might need the 64 bit version for your pc's so check first.

 

[Sanke]

Hi Marvo
I am ahead of you. Half way through downloading AVG now

I have lookad at msconfig but not really sure what I should be doing/looking at

 

[topquark]

If all of the laptops are on wireless you may find that the speed degradation is due to the number of wireless users in your area. See what channel the router has been set to and try a few other channels (or try auto channel selection). Otherwise all of your laptops (and possibly neighbours may be sharing the bandwidth on a single channel). It would be better to be hard wired if possible, then you'd probably get better response (you can try connecting one of the laptops to the router via Ethernet cable and see if the problem is alleviated).

 

[Sanke]

Hi topquark
The router is already set to auto (no facility to change) All laptops are wireles but I can try connecting this one via ethernet to see if it speeds up

 

[topquark]

That'll tell you if it's the wireless side or the ISP side that has the issue. If you still have slow response when connected via Ethernet then it's down to diagnosing the sky setup (or raise a support ticket for it).

 

[i=p/u]

topquark in my processes there seems to be loads of programmes running, how do you know what you need and dont????..

what is anti root kit scan??? quick scan??

 

[topquark]

topquark in my processes there seems to be loads of programmes running, how do you know what you need and dont????..

what is anti root kit scan??? quick scan??

Anti root kit scan is a process that try's to stop someone gaining privileged access to your computer (via hacking). It gets it's name from the ROOT userid on a linux system (which has the privilege to do pretty much anything on your system).

Start by going through control panel -> programs and features and removing anything you don't use. A lot of stuff gets autostarted by windoze and can slow the machine down. Can also save a lot of disk space.

 

[i=p/u]

i normally set the date back when i get a slow computer... ive seen people defragmenting too, but this takes ages to complete.., i rememer now what you saying and where to go..

cant stand slow computers, i turn them off. cheeeeeeers

 

[sparky3366]

fdsik is your friend hehehehehe ;-)

 

[supasparxs]

Have you checked the firmware version?
It may just need upgrading

 

[i=p/u]

firmware with cameras can be a nightmare.... been there done that, does your head in

 

[supasparxs]

I was talking about the firmware version on the router.
I've never had any problems with the firmware version on a camera. I did scr3we'd up the settings on a matrix in a shopping centre. That was a "fun" morning.
The version of the Pelco software on the matrix was older than the one on
my laptop. All the cause and effect were lost for the fire alarms interaction with the CCTV .....

 

[Burnt Fingers]

If you are experiencing a progressive slowdown, check your wiring - an intermittent or a high resistance joint can cause a fault to be autoreported, in which case the speed is bufferred down at the DSLM (internet factory). If all internal (after Master Socket) is OK, whinge at Sky and BT. Getting an ISP to test this, or a line provider is next to impossible, although sustained whinging usually works. It does not take much to affect ADSL on our old phone network. PM m eif you have big struggles - a lot of my work is proving BT wrong and diagnosis of ADSL faults in commercial and home.

 

[Berniethebolt]

Yes it's a couple of months since the first post.
But a simple way to test if it is your PC at fault down load a Linux Live CD.
(ie runs off the CD and does not install on the HDD)
The version I use is Linux Mint "Debian" - 201109 Gnome 32-bit - Linux Mint
but there are many,

 

[mhar]

A couple of points.
I always reinstall my operating system at least once a year and at the same time make sure that my drivers are up to date. I really don't like the idea of these registry checkers as they are altering your registry which could well be the problem in the first place. Sort of 'dump the crap and start again' approach. Also reloads your processes.
Have you rebooted your router?
Is your router running the latest firmware?
You need to see what speed your router is getting. You would expect to get roughly 20% less at the pc. Type in 192.168.1.1 (I think that will be the ip address for your router) in the address bar then click on the DSL Sync bit. This will show you your speed at the router plus your line attenuation. Go round to a neighbour to interrogate their router and compare results. This will show if you have a line problem.
I have a slowish connection and decided to look into it. Luckily I have a friend who is a bt engineer. His first bit of advice was to try changing the cat 5 cable from the distribution box (most people don't have one but you may well have your router connected into an extension so the principle applies) to my master socket. By doing this with cat 55 cable and renewing my master my speed went from 2mbps to 3mbps. The next thing I did was to compare my line attenuation with a neighbours feed from the same box. My attenuation is 66dB, his 55dB indicating a problem with my line. My bt friend is going to check my terminations (salt air etc) and double up on my cables from the cab ( double the csa = .25 the resistance from rfc tests!) and we expect my speed to increase by another 50%.
Anti virus programs will slow down your pc.