[G4] Bandwith dropped

[Harry Freeman]

Greetings ( + )!( + )

Just a thought that you might want to try. Perhaps the PC, whether it 
is one of your window box's or the Mac that establishes the first 
connection to the ISP is controlling the connection speed.

So;
1st: Power down all of your computing equipment.
2nd: Power down your cable modem (remove power) and disconnect the 
cable.
3rd: Reconnect the cable to the modem and then power-up the modem and 
wait until it has established a solid and stable connection with the 
ISP.
4th: Power-up your Mac and make a connection with your ISP and then 
check you bandwidth.
5th: Power-up your window box's and check their bandwidth.
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On Feb 26, 2006, at 6:42 AM, Michael wrote:

> First, thanks for the non-M$ "it's not our problem" attitude ( the 
> monopoly where any problem is "mine" - - - & can't be addressed as it 
> may indicate a weakness of the OS).
>
> But, the response(s) (and links) indicate:
> 1. The risks of applying 'fixes. tweaks or changing fundamental 
> setting within any OS - - Yes, I've tried Dr. TCP on the 
> Winboxes...dunno if it mattered but it seemed like a minor tweak and I 
> can't say it did anything!
> See, I have no reason to believe any settings which worked for six 
> months are wise to tamper with.
>
> So?
>
> 2. Since my Mac has been getting over 6MB/s since I bought it (10-'05)
> # and it only blinked out on Friday
> # and 'only' dropped by 50% (rather than failing)
> # and the Winboxes are fine
> It's hardly a catastrophic incident.  I mean, more things must be 
> right than wrong?
>
> Nah, I'm not sure I want to take a radical step and _do_ some thing(s) 
> which could get me in a deeper hole.
>
> My guess is I need to _undo_
> BUT WHAT!?
> No setting outside the OS (modem/router tweak) - - - Not only do they 
> check-out...They don't seem to have had an effect on the Winboxes on 
> the 3 other LAN ports and the G4 was happy till Friday.
> If it's been running for months at 6+MB/s....It seems risky to tamper 
> with settings which prolly didn't have anything to do with losing 1/2 
> of my DL speed in one day.
> (I did connect the G4 directly to the modem...same, same...So that 
> takes the router out of he equation, and the same modem is OK with the 
> Winboxes?)
>
> I was leaning toward a "Network" 'setting/file/code/config' which is 
> "stuck" (and I don't know it).
> I'm not a Unix type?  I see a lot of files/folders which perform 
> functions & unlike the bizarre M$ registry, it isn't always clear what 
> functions these particular 'files' influence.
>
> So, I'm thinking it's prolly more simple than not? As bizarre as it is 
> (one machine on a LAN dropping DL by 1/2 - - in a day?) -- I gotta 
> believe its code/config related - -  some pref/config/file is either 
> wrong or in the way (should have been ditched & is hanging around).
>
> I mean, what's left if we eliminate the router, modem (as probs) and 
> have two other boxes running at full speed (and the G4 'did' until 
> Friday)?
>
> I still think the craziest thing is I have alot of speed (2MB/s ain't 
> shabby!) - - - It's just that it was getting 6+ as the Winboxes still 
> are.  Yeah, if it totally blinked out - - - That would make 
> sense...It's too bizarre that it hits the wall at 2MB/s....
>
> Keep dem brains workin'....I'm outta tricks and the link provided 
> below doesn't seem to address my folly.
>
> Thanks
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> On Feb 25, 2006, at 9:32 AM, James Pacyga wrote:
>
> > > you can also go to the Apple site and download the Apple Broadband
> > > Tuner 1.0. This might help improve the frame sizes and allow you to
> > > get more out of your G4.  I have run it on my machines and it did
> > > help somewhat...
>
> Note that this application tunes your system for high speed HIGH
> LATENCY networks, think satellite internet, and is not appropriate
> for cable or DSL services.
>
> Networking in general and TCP/IP specifically are very complicated
> stuff. Most of the advice given by folks on the net about TCP/IP
> tuning is complete nonsense. If you want to learn about cable and DSL
> tuning from an expert see this site: http://cable-dsl.home.att.net/.
> John Navas is one of the few people who really know what they're
> talking about when it comes to tuning TCP/IP.
>
>
> Phil



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Harry (*^_^*)
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