[chrisdab]

Hi, I am using the Actiontec MI-424WR or MI424WR router that I am provided by verizon. My service provides 15 Mbps down 2 Mbps up. When I first got the service earlier this month tests done at speakeasy showed 15/1.7 which was normal. The past week or so, my connection has deteriorated to being now about 300-700k/1.7. I still get full upload speed, but I don't get anywhere near the download speed I should be getting. My mother's computer which is on a wireless connection gets 10 mbps which is good for wireless. I have also put a wireless card in my laptop which gets 10 mbps also. I still can figure out though why a wired connection would have issues. I tried searching all the help forums, but I cant find an answer. I am not sure whether its my laptop's ethernet port or the router's ethernet, I have checked all 4 ports on the router.

thanks
chris

 

[jmwills]

The 10mbps speed you see on the wireless machines is for the internal network, not the external. Since here internal speed is okay, I would rule out the modem and the router and look at your dekstop, starting the the cable, then scan for spyware.

 

[etaf]

if you wireless is a B then 10MBS (11) is a limit on the wireless - why not try the lan connection on the other laptop and see what you get

anyway - i would scan for virus - post a HJT log too

post a hjt log

HIJACK THIS:

Download and copy hijackthis to its own folder , it makes backups so keeping them separate and available can be useful.
SO DO NOT put hjt onto the desktop or temp files.

create a directory say my documents/hjt

Note the Spyware tools websites are very often under attack and so I have provided more than 1 location to download from:

http://computercops.biz/zx/Merijn/hijackthis.zip
http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip
http://209.133.47.200/~merijn/downloads.html
http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/
http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.exe
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html

 

[JohnWill]

If the wireless speed is 10mbit on the same machine (good for wireless, I have the same service and router), then I'd be looking at the cable, and the Ethernet port. First, try new drivers and a new cable.

 

[chrisdab]

I figured out the problem. I was using protowall which normally is a good service, but they do install a protowall service on your local network connection. The troubles cleared since I uninstalled it. Peerguardian is more usefull anyways.

thanks

 

[jmwills]

Are these firewall programs? Seems like overkill.