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53.2kbps

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  • 01-10-2002 11:46pm
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    CivilServant
    Registered Users Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭


    Anyone hazard a a guess at why my lucent winmodem can connect at 53.2kbps but only downloads at 2kbs? Should be over twice that amount I would of thought. I'm using winXP professional and thought it would get more functionality out of the old modem, which didn't perform well under win98SE and win2000 adv server. Anyone?


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    omni
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭omni


    What ISP are you using? Where are you trying to download from?

    It could be congestion on your ISP's network or elsewhere on the Internet. Try doing a traceroute/tracert to the site you're trying to download from and see if the round-trip times jump significantly at any point along the path. Also look for dropped packets ("*"). You might also try ftping a file down from a local source (eg your ISP's "home page" server) and see how that goes.

    If the rtts are stable at around 100 - 120 ms (it's been a while since I used a modem, maybe someone can correct me on these numbers) throughout the path then it might be worth upgrading your modem driver.


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    Mailman
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    dowload from your ISP's ftp site and see what download speed you get.

    check processor occupancy. If it is 100% you've got a problem with your modem driver.


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