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net slow after 2k upgrade

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  • 27-01-2003 1:48am
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    Balfa
    Registered Users Posts: 1,709 ✭✭✭


    My dad's computer (which has the modem and shares its connection with two other computers on the network) had Windows 98SE wiped today and replaced with Windows 2000. Now the internet is extreeeemely slow.

    The modem (external USR) still connects at the same speed as always: 45,333.

    But webpages load very noticibly slower on all three computers.

    Any ideas?


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    ando
    Registered Users Posts: 5,406 ✭✭✭ando


    its not windows, thats for sure. there was a massive attack over the weekend on many servers, caused some problems, that may possibly be it


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    Balfa
    Registered Users Posts: 1,709 ✭✭✭Balfa


    I dunno. seriously EVERY webpage i try is slowasbedamned


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    Balfa
    Registered Users Posts: 1,709 ✭✭✭Balfa


    This is weird. take a look at this picture of my PPP connection status:

    www.loolaa.net/connection2.bmp

    that's a hell of a lot of bad packets received. i don't think that's normal (but i'm not sure - i don't think windows 98 PPP status tells you these things).

    Any new ideas in light of that?


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    Praetorian
    Registered Users Posts: 3,712 ✭✭✭Praetorian


    You should not be receiving any errors / maybe just a few. Reconnect a few times until the errors stop.

    I find windows 2000 / Windows XP ALOT quicker for browsing the net than Windows 98. I think its mainly because the new explorer renders web pages quicker.


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    ando
    Registered Users Posts: 5,406 ✭✭✭ando


    yeah, your getting some serious errors there. This is mine:


    connection.jpg

    I know i'm on isdn, but I doubt you should be getting that many errors. Maybe try uninstalling/reinstalling your modem with 2k drivers?


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    Anima
    Registered Users Posts: 3,945 ✭✭✭Anima


    I used to get errors like that aswell. I found that my cd drive was causing it. Don't know how exactly but when ever i was playing music or looking at something on a cd it would do this. Try the installing the latest service pack i think that helped me.


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    bricks
    Registered Users Posts: 443 ✭✭bricks


    If its a winmodem then it'll need drivers.
    Even if windows2000 had drivers built in you should try downloading the latest ones to be sure.


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    SouperComputer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    running 2k SP3 and usually get 2% RX errors. Ive found 2k log in to the server MUCH faster than 98.

    As the guy said, get the latest drivers 1st than work from there. What verison of IE you running?


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    SouperComputer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    have a look in your event viewer and see if anything interesting is goin on there.

    start\settings\control panel\admins tools\event viewer


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