Internet and networking

[Ratatapa]

Cuz that'S how they make their money

[SephYuyX]

100ft 9$
http://www.monoprice.com/products/su...02&cp_id=10208

[SubzeroDiabolos]

Thanks for the effort but that's like newegg, cheap cables but 30 dollars shipping. I wasn't really asking a question this time... More like just saying fuck my local store.

[bungiefan]

I buy spools of 1000 feet for about $150 and then cut them and crimp them to the length I need. Having them precrimped andsold in retail ups the price because the store has more people handling the items on the way to you, and cheap items like that are high margin for profit to make up for the killer sales they do on higher price items they end up selling below cost. Same deal as to why there's so much pressure for store-branded warranties, because they don't make a profit on the item unless they are selling it with attachments and the warranty.

[Amastacia]

If you're going to run a cable outdoors in Quebec, you might want to make an effort to protect it. The standard sleeving on Cat5/Cat5e/Cat6 isn't designed to handle the cold of winter up there, and could crack (plus critters like the material for nesting).

And @Ceph: 30Mbps used to be business class service, but with DOCSIS 3 nodes, downstream bandwidth becomes ludicrously cheap to provision. The 1Mbps up makes me cry, though (but upstream bandwidth has always been the Achilles' heel for cable internet, and it's still expensive as hell even if you implement upstream channel bonding, which isn't strictly part of baseline DOCSIS 3).

[Wizrow]

This thread got me thinking I should try running a cable about 50 feet to my computer to see how much better I could do. (Currently wireless).

I have a charter package for 20/2.

Main computer right next to the router gets 30/3 hardwired
My computer with wireless about 50 feet away gets 15/2
My computer hardwired gets .5/3
My computer hardwired right next to the router on a different cable gets .5/3

What the heck...Anyone got any idea on this one?

[SubzeroDiabolos]

double post.

[SubzeroDiabolos]

Reviving this thread because fuck I hate when internet isn't working.

Actually it IS working.... Technically... But it's as if I was on a 14,4k modem. I have absolutely no idea what's causing this. Every web pages takes minimum 15 seconds to start loading, if it loads at all.

I just formated a couple of days ago, very highly unlikely to be malware or w/e.

My network card shows excellent strengh signal (89%) and so does windows.

I just don't know.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/838786800.png

I redid a speed test using ISP website, similar results except the download paused 3-4 for 10~ seconds each where I could literally see the numbers go down like they we're seconds.

I'm downloading something on steam, and i'm hovering between 1.5mbps and 5kbps

[sruon]

Try using 8.8.8.8 as primary DNS and 8.8.4.4 as secondary DNS.

[SubzeroDiabolos]

Ima assume you mean like this?

http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/b.../Sanstitre.jpg

[sruon]

Think so :<, never used Linksys

[SubzeroDiabolos]

Think so :<, never used Linksys

Didn't change a thing, laptop isn't faster either so it's definetly not malware, and hardwire doesn't make it any faster either so it must be ISP then I dunno what else lol.

EDIT: Called them and I found out that once again problem was between monitor and chair. I didn't know a reset wasn't the same as unplug-replug ;_;

[SubzeroDiabolos]

Necro bump time!

http://www.speedtest.net/result/856398310.png

This used to be between 10 mpbs to 16 mbps. For the last 2 days, this is what I had to endure.

I'm still on wireless, so i'm not excepting the 30 I should get from ISP, but still.
Just a couple of days ago it was way better, now it takes me 10 minutes to load a 30 second video on youtube.

I tried disconnecting everything, wait 30 sec and replug, same results. I did not change anything in the router settings either.

Can it my wireless network card taking a crap on me?

[Cheerios]

Is the slowdown affecting anyone else in your household? You mentioned laptops running FFXI in a previous post, so you can try to use those computers to see if the issue happening with every device.

If your computer is the only one you have access to, move it closer to the modem temporarily (tower, monitor, kb, mouse), and just use a wire to see what your speeds are. Not an ideal solution, but I'm unsure of what you have to work with.

[diemos]

First, a few things regarding internet speeds.

On cable modems (I work for Comcast..), you might want to bookmark http://192.168.100.1

This is the modem's diagnostic page, you can check out the signal levels there.
The levels should fall between something like...
Downstream(Rx): +10 to -10
Upstream(Tx): 35 to 49
SNR: 30 to 45


If your modem is out of these specifications it can reduce performance drastically. Not only that, your modem will lose it's "block sync" and have to resync, killing all connections. This can happen quite often as well. I recently had to reconfigure my apartment complex to give me better signal

Secondly, wireless is it's own beast. That Power Line Converter posted earlier in this thread is VERY useful, I do recommend if you're not wanting to run an ethernet. However, if you DO decide to go wireless, use a recent generation 'N' router.. keep in mind you'll need a recent generation 'N' card to actually take advantage of the broadcasted signal.

Further more, if you decide wired is the way you want to go, buying by the spool really is the best way to go. Buy a staple gun while you're at it and go nuts. Most houses have crawl spaces which you can use to run the wires if you're wanting the best-looking solution. However, wall-to-wall will work if it's alright with you. If you're not into the whole drilling thing, keep in mind you can pull up the sides of the carpet and tuck the line underneath. I used this to do my surround sound speakers AND an ethernet cable.

tl;dr
Wired > PLC > Running packets to destination physically > Wireless

[SubzeroDiabolos]

http://192.168.100.1/ Is a blank page for me.

Also I will be wired in 2 weeks but I just wanted something to hopefully make it bearable in the meantime. What's wierd is now i'm having this
http://www.speedtest.net/result/856943316.png
and absolutely NOTHING changed since yesterday. House configuration or router settings. nada. It's not constant though. If I load a big video, it will dl like half of it in no time, then my connection will drop drastically to 3-5.
Yesterday late night it kept disconnecting too, like I was on a 56k and kept recieving phone calls.

[Siniq]

You are at the mercy of Cable internet technology and your company that is providing it.

Cable internet is like a community water line. It is used by everyone in the community. Your Cable is used by everyone on your loop, carrying both internet and TV signals. It is shared bandwidth, and as such, the more other users are abusing the stream, the worse your internet speeds can become.

If you look at the fine print of your contract, I would imagine you will find that Videotron states that your speed is "up to 30Mbps" and they don't guarantee it. Cable Internet in most places goes to shit when the kids get out of school, and throughout the evening... picking up speed again in the late evening and early morning.

This is the main reason I prefer DSL over Cable Internet. While your speeds may be slower on paper, your service is dedicated service to your house. They don't guarantee the speed either, but really no company does, unless your paying Business Class prices and SLA contracts.