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Darkstar2008
16-04-2011, 22:37
Hi all.

I've had the 10 meg L service for ages with no problems so I thought, maybe I'll be lucky and have no problems with the 30 meg one :dozey:

Well, after receiving a superhub that had already been registered to someone else - and fighting with various help desks in India and the UK, the superhub was registered to my account and activated. Great I thought. Here we go.

Except that I was still on the L service, as proved by the downstream/upstream figures on the config page of the superhub. At least it's stable and running at max chat (9.96 down/0.98 up).

So off to the phone merrygoround again, and after a long talk with a nice indian chap I was transferred to the 30 meg XL service. Except I was getting anywhere from less than 1 meg to a stunning 3.5 meg download speed. Nothing I did with the firewall or Flood settings made any difference.

Back on the phone again :mad: and after yet another marathon round with India, I was assured that the problem (which was admitted actually existed) had been cured. It was at this point that the XP SP3 desktop I was using fell over and wouldn't connect to my wireless network (I later found out this was my fault, DOH!) and I swapped over to a Win 7 laptop. I ran a test at Speedtest.net and got a stable 27 down/3 up result :D. I thanked India and put the phone down.

I then sorted out my XP setup and went to speedtest.net and re-ran the test. 10 down/1.5 up WTF? :confused: I re-ran the test with the same result. I went back to my Win 7 laptop and did the test from there. 28 down/ 3 up.

At this point I thought the XP machine must be at fault - so I dug out another laptop which also runs XP SP3 fully updated with latest hotfixes. Speedtest.net result 10 down/ 1 up.

Sorry for the long rambling post but what's going on guys?

Web-Junkie
16-04-2011, 22:56
Is the nic in your desktop only capable of 10mbps?

Nopanic
16-04-2011, 22:58
G rated wireless on the laptops ?

Quite a few people find issues with G cards to the N router ..

Just a thought .. but defo PC side, or the win & wouldn't be getting full speed.

Darkstar2008
16-04-2011, 23:02
Nope, I'm using a 54g wireless setup on the XP desktop, a wired link direct to the superhub on the XP laptop which is 10/100 set to 100 (checked and double checked) and the Win 7 laptop is on type 'N' wireless.

General Maximus
16-04-2011, 23:09
your wireless G would max out around 24mbit but i dont understand why you are only getting 10mbit wired

pip08456
16-04-2011, 23:33
Run TCPOptimiser (http://download.cnet.com/SG-TCP-Optimizer/3000-2155_4-10415840.html) on both XP machines and see if that makes a difference.

Also if the wireless chipset is Atheros go here (http://www.atheros.cz/) and download the latest drivers.

craigj2k12
17-04-2011, 00:36
Run TCPOptimiser (http://download.cnet.com/SG-TCP-Optimizer/3000-2155_4-10415840.html) on both XP machines and see if that makes a difference.

Also if the wireless chipset is Atheros go here (http://www.atheros.cz/) and download the latest drivers.

correct. XP only allows 10mb by default and you need to run the TCP optimiser to change the twin values and TCP window

pip08456
17-04-2011, 00:40
correct. XP only allows 10mb by default and you need to run the TCP optimiser to change the twin values and TCP window

Can't help it craig! :D

craigj2k12
17-04-2011, 14:14
i meant RWIN not twin lol

who the hell put these keys so close together!!

pip08456
17-04-2011, 14:21
i meant RWIN not twin lol

who the hell put these keys so close together!!

It wasn't me!!! Honest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Blame Christopher Latham Scholes in 1873!

You could always get a Dvorak keyboard.:D

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2011/04/75.jpg

craigj2k12
17-04-2011, 15:27
i was planning on one of these

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2011/04/74.jpg

Darkstar2008
17-04-2011, 21:29
Thanks Pip

That sorted it!

pip08456
17-04-2011, 21:31
Good to hear.