Houston, we have Internet problems....

[AmEv]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1575883199.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
I now know your pain, Mr. Fuga.

It's supposed to be ~2-4down, ~1up.





The worst part is sometimes visiting ANY site causes a disconnect!

[AmEv]

Hunh, at the end of the day:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1575982057.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Still not where it should be.

[Aldersan]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1576047119.png I love my college :)

[AmEv]

Still, anyone have any ideas as to why I am experiencing

D
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[Drum Thumper]

Digital Bridge is horrible. They promise one thing, offer about 90% less, and then if you try to push the issue, their stance will ALWAYS be that it is 'something internal', and to hell with your traceroutes, your pingpoltters, and everything else you can throw at them showing that the issue is indeed on their crappy network.

My advise? Change ISPs now.

[xr4man]

first time i've tried this. but it looked good to me.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1576819065.png

[Cale_Hagan]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1577164556.png

http://www.pingtest.net/result/50050265.png

att dsl run just now, paying for 6m down 768k up, but this is just past 11 am, ill give them a break. i used to have issues, called them up every couple weeks because of all the issues, its funny i knew more than 75 percent of them about happenings in their company near me.. multiple hours and few weeks later, i have it fixed, and instead of 20 bucks a month, i got 10 for the first year. also, i didn't pay for the first month or two because of this. they are currently re doing their servers in northern california. :D

[Drum Thumper]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1577273772.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I pay for 2 down/1 up.

[Cale_Hagan]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1577273772.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I pay for 2 down/1 up.

which costs how much?
:whistler:

[x88x]

Mine from work now. ...funny, I could have sworn we were supposed to have a 50/50 here...hmmm... :think:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1577498352.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[AmEv]

Wow, I did NOT mean to start this....

OK, we signed into a 1-year agreement., ending this January.

Any recommendations?

[Cale_Hagan]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1577273772.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I pay for 2 down/1 up.

you are paying 55 bucks a month? by montana internet corp's website... wow. thats bad. but im guessing you live in the middle of nowhere, so... :whistler:

[Drum Thumper]

you are paying 55 bucks a month? by montana internet corp's website... wow. thats bad. but im guessing you live in the middle of nowhere, so... :whistler:

No, bad would be being stuck on a **** CenturyLink circuit where OCCAM is used and being capped @ 1.5 megs.

[Drum Thumper]

Wow, I did NOT mean to start this....

OK, we signed into a 1-year agreement., ending this January.

Any recommendations?

Any local cooperatives in your area? I'd start there if you can.

[Outlaw]

Is that Bridgemaxx from Digital Bridge? If so, is that a wireless your on? Could explain a lot.

Being a ~200mi radius from the test site, it doesn't narrow it down but if it's like here, there is a couple "major" (1 cable, 1 dsl) providers and then it is all the "crappy" (dial up, radio, cell). You either pay the ridiculous (in most cases) amount they want or suffer.

Is there a closer test location on speedtest? It shows you were ~200mi away which can have a drastic hit on your test especially with a 103ping.


My work.. too bad I can't share some, lol

Closest location <50mi
http://i41.tinypic.com/34io6fm.jpg

~200mi away
http://i44.tinypic.com/2e6by94.jpg

You can see how there is quite a bit of a speed difference even with a low ping at both locations. Now add the high ping to your far location and it's no good.

[AmEv]

^He is correct. Bridgemaxx wireless.


I think it's about $20/month.

The reason it's ~200 miles away? The closest servers are all about ~200 miles away each.

Pinging Google:
Pinging google.com [74.125.224.146] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 74.125.224.146: bytes=32 time=120ms TTL=49
Reply from 74.125.224.146: bytes=32 time=104ms TTL=49
Reply from 74.125.224.146: bytes=32 time=113ms TTL=49
Reply from 74.125.224.146: bytes=32 time=112ms TTL=49

Ping statistics for 74.125.224.146:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 104ms, Maximum = 120ms, Average = 112ms

Tracerouting google:
Tracing route to nuq04s09-in-f18.1e100.net [74.125.224.146]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 5 ms 5 ms 4 ms 192.168.254.251
2 * * * Request timed out.
3 * * * Request timed out.
...
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 * * * Request timed out.

That address in the first traceroute box? It's my modem's configuration webpage! Is my modem preventing a proper traceroute????

[Outlaw]

The webpage is the router/gateway IP. They will be the same and shouldn't cause an issue.

Is the computer your on wired to it or is it strictly wireless? If it wireless, that would explain the 5ms delay just for the gateway.

I would just do a power reset of the router and an ipconfig /renew on your pc and see if that cleans anything up. You can also do an ipconfig /flushdns just in case that changed and your pc is looking for old info.

If I have done a large download, I sometimes have to do an ipconfig /renew and it clears up any slowness I had. I would start there if you haven't already as they are very easy to do and may be the issue.

Trace routing to google.com also brought up my gateway as well. That is how it gets out to check the route to google.

Good Luck, Hope that helps,
Outlaw

[AmEv]

It's a hard-wired 100MB/S connection into my wireless router, then another 100MB/S into my modem.

[Outlaw]

In that case, I would do the power reset on the router and modem and ipconfig /renew and ipconfig /flushdns then see what happens.

[billygoat333]

Blech. Bridgemaxx. Horrible, horrible service. (well, not super horrible for 20 a month for around here, but it is super slow and terrible customer service. )

[Snowman]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1582907587.png

[AmEv]

Would you guys please stop showing off???????????

[Outlaw]

Were you able to attempt anything to see if it helps?

Sorry, didn't mean to show off works DL/UP. lol


Blech. Bridgemaxx. Horrible, horrible service. (well, not super horrible for 20 a month for around here, but it is super slow and terrible customer service. )

I read a couple posts on other sites about them.. unfortunately, you can only use what is provided in most cases.

Outlaw

[AmEv]

11:00 results:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1583633407.png (http://www.speedtest.net)


C:\>ipconfig/flushdns
The requested operation requires elevation.
O.O ???

(side note: I kept on typing ifconfig)

[Outlaw]

Looks like your speeds are back at least.

it should be 'ipconfig /flushdns' (without '')

Make sure there is a space between the G and /

Either way, good deal.
Outlaw

[TheMainMan]

This thread has me checking my speeds now on a regular basis, I'm amazed at how much it varies and for me my best speeds are during the day not at night as I would expect.

At 9am this morning,
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1584224091.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
12:45am this morning (last night)
http://speedtest.net/result/1583621560.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I'm supposed to get 24 down, 1 up by the way.

[Cale_Hagan]

This thread has me checking my speeds now on a regular basis, I'm amazed at how much it varies and for me my best speeds are during the day not at night as I would expect.

At 9am this morning,
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1584224091.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
12:45am this morning (last night)
http://speedtest.net/result/1583621560.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

I'm supposed to get 24 down, 1 up by the way.

thats because everyone get on videogames, streams netflix, and torrents. the bandwith is drained. during the day, everyones at work... :whistler:

[AmEv]

Still requires elevation!

And I'm in the only account on the computer!

[diluzio91]

lol... i always upload at school

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1591540159.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[AmEv]

You REALLY want to fight against my 100MB/S school ISP?????

[diluzio91]

You REALLY want to fight against my 100MB/S school ISP?????

Don't make me find a gigabit port in the server room and flex my 500 up down connection...

here's my home

(wifi on both of my tests)

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1592351398.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[AmEv]

OK, I'm getting a bit annoyed as of right now.

A month ago, they sent us a new modem, thinking that the drops were because the modem was defective; Netflix was causing the router to reset completely.
Skip to now: Minecraft MP is causing the """"""new"""""" modem to crash.
Any place for recommendations?

*On a side note, Minecraft is randomly exiting out, no reason why.
(laptop I'm using has the most up-to-date graphics. ATI denies it ever being made, and Dell has newest drivers from '05.)

[Twigsoffury]

OK, I'm getting a bit annoyed as of right now.

A month ago, they sent us a new modem, thinking that the drops were because the modem was defective; Netflix was causing the router to reset completely.
Skip to now: Minecraft MP is causing the """"""new"""""" modem to crash.
Any place for recommendations?

*On a side note, Minecraft is randomly exiting out, no reason why.
(laptop I'm using has the most up-to-date graphics. ATI denies it ever being made, and Dell has newest drivers from '05.)

I had problems like that.

Turned out to be bad insulation on the lines along the telephone poles that were grounding out when they slapped against a tree or another line.

never a issue since.

[AmEv]

Thing is, it's a WiMax modem. No phone cables.

[AmEv]

Well, I got the driver taken care of (with a little bit of editing...:whistler: )

1680*1050 gaming, anyone?





Still on the lookout for better ISPs.

[AmEv]

-.O

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1617351141.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

This is from my USB modem!

[Bopher]

I can think of only 2 times in the time I've had my Centurylink service that its gone down and only for an hour each time.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1618818643.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

This connect from a Netgear DSL Modem/Router, to my router in the basement that feeds to my desktop and file server. Working from home and having all 3 of us online at the same time, me for work and the wife and kid on youtube and netflix all day really never taxes the connection.

[Outlaw]

-.O

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1617351141.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

This is from my USB modem!


By that, do you mean you now have a wired connection from the PC to the modem or router then back to Wifi? Going from Wifi, to router/modem back to Wifi is probably whats killing your connection speeds.

I don't know if this will help, but here's a link (http://www.50states.com/isp/idaho.htm) to some ISP's in Idaho.

[Cale_Hagan]

may i recommend a cool setup? http://linksysco.com/download.php this makes your router pick up wifi through wireless, and port it through Ethernet ports on the back, you can buy huge gain antennas, mine can barely pick up sac airport, which im guesstimating is 40 miles away as the crow flies. :banana:

[Outlaw]

Interesting for sure. I would just be careful. Depending on which Wifi your piggybacking off of and their monitoring of wireless, you may be noticed. I don't know how the laws are for privately provided wireless, but your router staying connected to a monitored wifi (airport) for more then 24hrs might get noticed. lol

The WRT54G is a good router too (if you have that to use the link on).

I would also be careful with the sites you go to. lol They may have site monitoring too.

In other words, be careful. lol

[AmEv]

I've got the main "brick". It's the one having problems. It is connected to a Dynex 54G router.
Then a USB modem. It's the one hitting new speeds. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, it doesn't pick up ANY signal from inside my house. At my school (less than 50 yards away), perfect signal.



I have a NetGear 54G router I'd LOVE to turn into a wireless bridge; unfortunately, I've got the 1MB chip, so no DD-WRT. :(

[Cale_Hagan]

Interesting for sure. I would just be careful. Depending on which Wifi your piggybacking off of and their monitoring of wireless, you may be noticed. I don't know how the laws are for privately provided wireless, but your router staying connected to a monitored wifi (airport) for more then 24hrs might get noticed. lol

The WRT54G is a good router too (if you have that to use the link on).

I would also be careful with the sites you go to. lol They may have site monitoring too.

In other words, be careful. lol

oh, yeah... i am. i don't use the airport line, forty miles away. or any other corporate ones.... california is pretty lenient on unsecured wifi access points... :whistler:

[AmEv]

PS: I've already checked.

All the WiFi in my 'hood are locked.
Including mine.

PPS: WiMax =/= WiFi, WiMax == 4G

[Outlaw]

sounds like no good all around. I think your only fix is to move somewhere with better ISP. lol

Maybe you can bribe an ISP to run a line to your neighborhood? :D

[AmEv]

We DO have Cable/DSL in our area.


Problem is, our computer/office is upstairs. We do NOT like the idea of drilling more holes into our house, especially with not knowing if/when we're moving.
(you did not hear that last part from me :whistler:)

[Outlaw]

lol. Even if you use a lined ISP with a wireless router, your internet will be a lot more stable then a wifi into the house.

Sending a signal up to ~50ft is a lot easier and more stable then >100+ miles. lol

[billygoat333]

lol. Even if you use a lined ISP with a wireless router, your internet will be a lot more stable then a wifi into the house.

Sending a signal up to ~50ft is a lot easier and more stable then >100+ miles. lol

This. If your house has existing cable wired in, you are golden. I am currently running my main system on wifi, and I have never had much issues with streaming video or playing games. Every once and a while I notice lag issues with BF3, but thats about it. (I bought a wireless N router on black friday too, so that will cut out on that issue a lot I'm hoping) :up:

[billygoat333]

Funny thing, just did a ping to the IF server, and got 100+ms, did cody wyoming and SLC UT and it was around 56ms. WTF? lol Idaho Falls is only ~12 miles away, and both Cody and Salt Lake are ~180 miles or so away.


EDIT: sorry about the double post, should have just edited my last post lol.

[AmEv]

The previous owners had DSL.
No cable, though.



There MIGHT be fiber in our area; I'd have to look.

[Bopher]

PM me an address I'll run it through our avaliability mapper at Centurylink and see what we have in your area. Needs full address to work, including zip.

[AmEv]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1639139261.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Fastest I've gotten so far.

From my USB modem.

[AmEv]

This.
Is.
Horrible.


Yes, as if RAIN in the middle of December wasn't bad enough.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/0.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

The worst part is, it's saying "perfect signal"!

[AmEv]

This.
Is.
Horrible.


Yes, as if RAIN in the middle of December wasn't bad enough.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/0.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

The worst part is, it's saying "perfect signal"!

*Well, it's running so slow, it doesn't even create the image properly!

.05 down, .03 up!


**This was supposed to be an edit, not a quote *oops*

[AmEv]

My school, when few are on:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1686049397.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Twigsoffury]

My school, when few are on:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1686049397.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

man i'd be in jail from torrenting in a few weeks on that sort of connection!

[AmEv]

Let me get you a speed when NOBODY's on...

But me :P

[AmEv]

Hunh, this was at 6:50AM, shortly before most are up:
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1733890233.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Neodymium]

Hmmm...maybe only in your area?
http://www.speedtest.net/result/1733958641.png

[AmEv]

A little lsusb reveals:


Bus 002 Device 003: ID 08ec:0015 M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Kingston DataTraveler ELITE


You telling me that Kingston makes Flash drives for SanDisk, lsusb???

*This post was supposed to go here: http://thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28368

[Neodymium]

A little lsusb reveals:


Bus 002 Device 003: ID 08ec:0015 M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Kingston DataTraveler ELITE


You telling me that Kingston makes Flash drives for SanDisk, lsusb???

I think its the USB driver in Linux that's giving you that information...not all drives can be identified specifically unless the information is present, available and accessible by the probe...and I think you wanted to post this in the other one? :)

[AmEv]

Whoops, wrong thread.....