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[NoNameRequired]

Did you enter 29040 ? If you did, leave it so and reboot your computer. Just remember, each time you change a setting in DR TCP, you must reboot your computer for the settings to take. Turning off your modem for 30 seconds is a good idea too sometimes. Are you pressing "Save" after you change any settings ?

Now that you changed your TCP Receive Window and Enabled TimeStamping, try another tweak test and speed test. Also try logging on Battle.net and tell me your ping.

 

[BarbForLife]

speed test still didn't improve that much... think i should change the rwin range?

http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest...3418b527d206487910a102;2.0;www.dslreports.com

 

[NoNameRequired]

How are your pings on Battle.net ?

Set your TCP Receive Window to 29040, press save then reboot.

 

[BarbForLife]

sorry i was away installing diablo 2, ok 29040 right? let me do that right away you still there?

1st edit: my ping on be net is 350s...

 

[NoNameRequired]

Yes I am. Try going on Battle.net after changing your TCP Receive Window and rebooting. Also post another speed test and tweak test.

 

[BarbForLife]

doesn't work... it says using rwin 7300 to 20440 what do i do?

1st edit: i had my time stamping on but it keeps telling me that i don't have my time stamping on!!!

 

[NoNameRequired]

Try setting your RWIN to 10000 and see if there is any improvements in your download speeds. As for TimeStamping, we might have to enable it manually. I will get back to you in a few minutes.

In the Tweak Test results, is it still recommending TimeStamping ? If it is not, then just ignore it. Please post an updated Tweak Test.
Also try both USEast and USWest on Battle.net. Delete the bncache.dat file in your Diablo II folder and follow these steps.

Click on Start then Run
Type "regedit" and click OK
Click on the + icon beside the "HKey_Local_Machine" branch
Click on the + icon beside the "Software" branch
Select the "Battle.net" branch and press the delete key
Click on the + icon beside the "HKey_Current_User" branch
Click on the + icon beside the "Software" branch
Select the "Battle.net" branch and press the delete key

 

[BarbForLife]

ugh... it won't let me tweak test anymore, but the last time i tested it has everything fine but tells me to enable time stamping and my ping was 310s

latest b.net ping 270s

let me do a speed test, but the results aren't going to be good:

well... here it is... http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest...5dd88fe0290b65356;2.0;[url]www.dslreports.com[/url]

1st edit: ok i got the registry edit done now what?

 

[NoNameRequired]

What is your Operating System ?

 

[NoNameRequired]

How is your connection set-up ? Is the External modem connected directly to the phone jack with the supplied wire your ISP gave you ?

 

[BarbForLife]

my operating system is win 98 SE and my connection set up as

phone jack -> phone like -> external modem -> some network line looks like cat 5 -> NIC

1st edit: still couldn't get my download speed up

2nd edit: i take that back, download speed have imporved, no that much

 

[NoNameRequired]

What color is the wire connecting your external modem and the phone jack ? Did the technician supply it or did you buy it yourself ?

 

[BarbForLife]

phone jack is mounted on the wall when we bought the house, phone line we bought our self, it's pretty expensive, i picked a good one since it's for internet use only, the color? it's a standard phone line

 

[NoNameRequired]

The problem might be your inside wiring. How old is your house ? Have the telephone wires ever been touched ? The quality of the wires in your home can affect your speeds. As for that wire connecting the external modem and the phone jack, make sure it is the best one in your situation. You might want to call tech support and see what they can do. You could also post in DSL Report's Verizon Forum and people who know your ISP better might be able to help you further than me. Different ISP's means different situations. I'll get back to you tommorow.

 

[BarbForLife]

when you gets back to me besure to tell me how to activate time stamp manully, thanks

 

[t'kron]

Several things:

1. both speed test and tweak have limits as to how often you can run them from 1 ISP so may time an hour or so. If you exceed them you will have to wait a bit before running them again

2 Unplug the power to your DSL modem (clicking on the on off switch does not remove power to you modem), count to 10 and replug it in.

3. what other equipment do you have connected to the phone lines. Do they have DSL filters on them.

4. Run DRTCP set your RWIN to 260000 save and restart you computer. Now run tweak test and then set your RWIN to the maximum suggested in the test, restart your computer and run another speed test.

5. Disconnect the phone line to your modem and pick up a phone, click any single number, is hte line clear, non-staticky, no music on the line? Disconnect everything but your computer to the phone line and rerun speed test. If you get acceptable results try hooking the disconnnected devices one at a time, sto see if you can locate the device that is causing your problem.

6. Goto http://www.speedguide.net and download the TCP/IP Optimizer. Install it and run it. click on the Max MTU tab, click on start and set your MTU to the suggested setting.

 

[BarbForLife]

oh... ok i'm going to try that... ok here is an updated tweak test and speed test that i performed at 8:14AM this morning

http://monitor.dslreports.com/tweak/block:89c00d?service=dsl&speed=768&os=win98SE&via=normal

http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest...7a50e87881a4ca3ab2aff1;2.0;www.dslreports.com

i played on b.net uswest with an average ping of 60! so... what can we interprete from teh data givien? that it's my isp's problem? and the lag is time based? maybe?

 

[BarbForLife]

also i don't like how my windows look like now

for example, when i double clicked My Computer, there is a big computer icon at the most top left corner, and then a long black thin line extends all the way to the most righ top of my screen, close to the computer icon there is the word My Computer in baby blue

how can i restore it back to normal? for example, not as big my computer icon at top left corner, not most top left, and the rain bow colored line not as long as extends all the way across teh screen

 

[BarbForLife]

nevermind i fixed it, by reinstalling windows again

 

[Grimlock]

hah, when we got the second phone line put in, my connection speed got worse.