[Ldsoss] Query re Program to Determine Speed/Bandwidth

[Timothy-Allen Albertson]

tnx   good suggestions i shall try

On 9/29/07, Brice <shoalcreek5 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Saturday, 29 September 2007 10:45 am, Timothy-Allen Albertson wrote:
> > I have 131 RAM.  O/S is W2000 SP1
>
> You could use a bit more RAM to speed it up a bit; however, there are probably
> some changes in the Windows registry that would make the biggest difference.
> See http://www.dslreports.com/tweaks on what to change.  Also, for a really
> accurate picture when doing the download tests, use the Java test if you can
> and try all the different servers that you can use.  One other thing,
> firewalls and antivirus programs can slow down your connection significantly.
> You might want to consider disabling them just long enough to do the tests.
> (I would not recommend disabling them in general, though.)
>
> Sometimes the closest server doesn't work quite right or is running slow or
> some other factor affects the speed.  Last night, the Dallas server was
> giving me the fastest download speeds.  Other times that I've tried, servers
> in San Francisco or the Silicon Valley have given me the fastest download
> speeds.  The server in Los Angeles is the closest one to me and has never
> given me a good download speed.
>
> Anyway, if you take a good look around the dslreports.com website, you'll get
> a pretty good idea of what you need to do to improve your speed and tell if
> you're getting the bandwidth that you're paying for.
>
> Brice
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