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NTL 12Mb package

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  • 24-04-2008 7:06am
    #1
    carrollf
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭


    I just got the NTL Ultra (12mb) package and using my iMac I get 11750+kb/sec on speedtest.net which is great. However, when I disconnect the iMac and plug in my Dell D420 laptop using a wired connection to the modem, I only get 1500kb/sec. I dont understand why different machines would get such different speeds on the same connection. Any ideas? Is it something to do with the network card?


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    crawler
    Registered Users Posts: 1,660 ✭✭✭crawler


    Try an FTP download to rule out the NIC - HEA is probably best. failing that, restart the modem before unplugging from your MAC and connecting your Dell.


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    L31mr0d
    Registered Users Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭L31mr0d


    are you using a wired connection for the iMac? Do you have any speed throttling software installed on the DELL, or do you have anything torrent applications open?

    try updating the NIC drivers:

    http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?os=WW1&osl=EN&catid=5&impid=-1&servicetag=&SystemID=LAT_PNT_PM_D420&hidos=WW1&hidlang=en


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    Moriarty
    Registered Users Posts: 6,007 ✭✭✭Moriarty


    Check auto-negotiation speed/duplex settings on the network card along with the above mentioned advice. It's usually best to manually set it to 100Mbit Full Duplex.


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    carrollf
    Registered Users Posts: 83 ✭✭carrollf


    Thanks for the tips. It is a work laptop I have so I wonder if they (for some reason) purposely slow down the traffic - is this something that corporations would do normally?

    How would I check for any throttling software?


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    Mac daddy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,942 ✭✭✭Mac daddy


    carrollf wrote: »
    Thanks for the tips. It is a work laptop I have so I wonder if they (for some reason) purposely slow down the traffic - is this something that corporations would do normally?

    How would I check for any throttling software?


    Yes they would we do it in our place stop the users from leeching all our bandwidth, it can be done in several ways.


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    Moriarty
    Registered Users Posts: 6,007 ✭✭✭Moriarty


    It's pretty damned unlikely that there's any software installed by your work which would limit speeds, anything like that would be done on the network side. Give the above stuff a try.


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    ZygOte
    Registered Users Posts: 559 ✭✭✭ZygOte


    Moriarty wrote: »
    It's pretty damned unlikely that there's any software installed by your work which would limit speeds, anything like that would be done on the network side. Give the above stuff a try.

    +1 it would be insane to for any business to place throttling software locally on a work machine. this stuff is always done at the gateway.


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