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Any super internet / computer geeks out there? Part deux

I deleted the original thread because now a more important problem has cropped up!

My internet connection has suddenly gone uber slow.

I'm on a wireless internet connection. The wireless router is daisy-chained from the modem, so it's acting purely as DHCP.

Even when I plug my laptop directly into the modem, the speed is still slow. This just happened suddenly. I've run virus scans, adaware, registry mechanic, Advanced Windows Personal Care etc. System is apparently running a-ok.

It was working fine, and now everything crawls to not more than 7k/s download, most of the time it's less than this.

Does anyone have any ideas about what's happening? It also has the same speeds in Navigator, so it's not just IE...

Thanks in advance!

Without being there its impossible to tell. Some ISP's limit your connection when you hit their bandwidth limit. That possibly? Other-wise it could be anything from malicious software downloading in the background to the exchange being attacked by neo-facist aliens.

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Originally posted by The Arbiter Without being there its impossible to tell. Some ISP's limit your connection when you hit their bandwidth limit. That possibly? Other-wise it could be anything from malicious software downloading in the background to the exchange being attacked by neo-facist aliens.

I reckon the latter. Failing that, is there a decent piece of freeware I can use that monitors what's going on?

I doubt I've exceeded my monthly allowance, even if I have one that is. I'm on a 50 meg ADSL line...

Re: Any super internet / computer geeks out there? Part deux

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Originally posted by _Ocean_Drive_ I deleted the original thread because now a more important problem has cropped up!

How are they related ?

some happy cracker is haxing ur wireless

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Originally posted by _Ocean_Drive_ I reckon the latter. Failing that, is there a decent piece of freeware I can use that monitors what's going on? I doubt I've exceeded my monthly allowance, even if I have one that is. I'm on a 50 meg ADSL line...

you in japan? sounds like it

you said your on a wi-fi. what sort of security do you have set on it?

www.pingplotter.com should give you some form of info anyway.

Ensure the wireless router has WPA encryption on, someone might be leeching.

what did your ISP say when you called them?

I'd check the ISP website to check for faults.

Thanks for the responses. It's not a security issue as I've got WEP encryption on with a passkey etc, and my router says I'm the only machine using the connection. I'm going to call my ISP up this evening and find out what's going on...

If you have any more ideas / nifty apps, let me know!

Thanks!

EDIT: Just replaced the RJ-11 cable going from the modem to the phone socket, seems to have helped things...

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Originally posted by _Ocean_Drive_ It's not a security issue as I've got WEP encryption

lawl...

When you got WEP encryption, it's a security issue...

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Originally posted by Turbonium lawl... When you got WEP encryption, it's a security issue...

haha seriously.

ocean: get a WPA2 capable wifi card and router.

I would highly recommend people to download and install this fully functional 30 day trial version of Kaspersky. http://usa.kaspersky.com/downloads/. One of the most powerful antivirus in the market these days. That or try NOD32. http://www.eset.com/download/index.php. It's interface is not intuitive but it is also very powerful. I have used them both and I can tell you for a fact that they are awesome.

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Originally posted by Omega_M I would highly recommend people to download and install this fully functional 30 day trial version of Kaspersky. http://usa.kaspersky.com/downloads/. One of the most powerful antivirus in the market these days. That or try NOD32. http://www.eset.com/download/index.php. It's interface is not intuitive but it is also very powerful. I have used them both and I can tell you for a fact that they are awesome.

AVG is quite good also.

For various reasons, AVG is ranked well below these two softwares on this review website.

http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/

I am no expert, but AVG did not pass or enter the VB100% 2007 certification test, which is a measure of effectiveness I guess.

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The Virus Bulletin 100% is an award given to antivirus software that detects all current �in the wild� viruses during both on�demand and on�access scanning in Virus Bulletin�s comparative tests and generates no false positives when scanning a set of clean files.

Kaspersky and NOD32 both have this certification. In a competitive market if I have to pick one antivirus software over another, I will look upon AVG unfavorably for not having passed this test.

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Originally posted by Omega_M For various reasons, AVG is ranked well below these two softwares on this review website. http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ I am no expert, but AVG did not pass or enter the VB100% 2007 certification test, which is a measure of effectiveness I guess. Kaspersky and NOD32 both have this certification. In a competitive market if I have to pick one antivirus software over another, I will look upon AVG unfavorably for not having passed this test.

i was unaware of a certification. im not the most up to date with my comp skills since i got out of the industry.

Should have added that in addition to WEP I have MAC address only access. Besides, being in the countryside in Japan doesn`t pose too much of a risk from h4x0rz, at least not serious ones!

My anti-virus is Norton Corporate edition. People moan about NAV, but it`s always worked for me, and I like the Symantec are allowed to write NAV to embed itself in Windows` deep darkest registry where others can`t! (whilst this makes it a pain to uninstall, it means it can detect viruses where other scanners can`t).

Anyway, I`m gonna test out teh intarwebz later and see if the speed is above dial-up. Although it`s neve rnear the 50 meg I`m paying for. Guessing I should`ve gone fibre-optic...

Thanks for your help (so far!)

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Originally posted by _Ocean_Drive_ Should have added that in addition to WEP I have MAC address only access. Besides, being in the countryside in Japan doesn`t pose too much of a risk from h4x0rz, at least not serious ones! My anti-virus is Norton Corporate edition. People moan about NAV, but it`s always worked for me, and I like the Symantec are allowed to write NAV to embed itself in Windows` deep darkest registry where others can`t! (whilst this makes it a pain to uninstall, it means it can detect viruses where other scanners can`t). Anyway, I`m gonna test out teh intarwebz later and see if the speed is above dial-up. Although it`s neve rnear the 50 meg I`m paying for. Guessing I should`ve gone fibre-optic... Thanks for your help (so far!)

mac address filtering does nothing. you can easily spoof a mac address. all you need is 2 frames of a network packet and you have a mac address to spoof.

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel mac address filtering does nothing. you can easily spoof a mac address. all you need is 2 frames of a network packet and you have a mac address to spoof.

the router isn't broadcasting which mac addresses are accepted (hopefully?) ... so mac filtering is quite good for keeping out people who don't actually have your devices' info ...there's not a ton of people who are so interested in getting into a particular person's wireless net that they are going to try and hammer through 281474976710656 possible values just to get in.

regarding the speed degradation... you should start by finding out the speed your modem is syncing at (get your isp to find out and tell you)... and the length of your phone line (the isp might be able to find this out if they are also the phone company or abnormally competent - otherwise you'll need to get that done through the phone company)

sync rate vs loop (phone line) length is where you should start with speed issues... might lead to an investigation of the loop for possible fault conditions causing the speed drop - or may lead to the isp saying "the modem is getting the proper speed, check your computer out" in which case you are S.O.L

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