vanf
@wolfram.com
| slow speeds in glendale hts, IL
Hi,
I just got wow service 2.0mbps installed on saturday however, since then my speeds have usually been under 1.0 mbps. Running the 4 speed tests above I get:
1066 kbps, 1934 kbps, 895 kbps, 937 kbps
It's very inconsistent and download speeds overall usually don't exceed 50 KB/s. However, there were a couple websites like www.apple.com I achieved about 170 KB/s (downloading itunes). Should I ask them about it or is this normal? or any other suggestions?
thanks,
van |
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Inflex
join:2002-09-05 | Best place to start would be here:
»Tweaking FAQ »What information should I post with my question? |
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vanf
@wolfram.com
| 1.
»ttester.broadbandreports.com/twe···a=normal
2. ouch  Yes, this was the fastest from those speed tests on that page (first 4).
»/speedtests/41···80682059
I did try »speed.nap.wideopenwest.com/ which was linked from the wow website and it gave about 1900kbps...what's going on?!
3.
»/quality/nil/1349194
4. Cable,WOW
5. N/A
6. N/A
7. Win98 (PIII 800mhz)
8. 2.0 mbps
9. N/A
10. N/A
11. N/A
I hope someone can shed some light. |
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Inflex
join:2002-09-05 | reply to vanf
Your RWIN value is much much too low.
Head over to the tweaks forum and grab drtcp. Set it for 64k. |
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nickz
In A Past Life I Was Astroguy
Premium
join:2001-12-04
Hammond, IN
| reply to vanf
First off, re-do the tweak test and enter 2000 (not 2) in the advertised speed box. Then it can make the proper recommendations for your settings. I agree with Inflex  . Your RWIN is way too low. |
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vanf
@wolfram.com
| thanks for the big help guys!
Speeds are right on track after increasing RWIN to 30500 and speeds are over 2k now 
Also tried downloading a file from microsoft's website. Yesterday it was about 50KB/s today it's at 280KB/s
What's somewhat troubling is that I doubt this would have been resolved had I tried calling wow support. Maybe they have the resources/knowledge to test this but from other ISP experiences I'd think not. |
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imrf
Premium
join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI
 ·WOW Internet and C..
| Not many ISPs ever think to suggest the RWIN value, mainly due to the fact that 99% of the customers out there have no idea what they are talking about. It makes support for that kind of thing very hard.
I also would suggest to you, if you are running a XP box to up your RWIN higher. I have mine set to the default of 64240 and always hit the speeds I should. But if you would rather leave it alone since it seems to be working fine for you then that is fine. |
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