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11-12-2006, 02:23 AM
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| G33K P0W3R!!!!  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: HickTown, California (hesperia)
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|  Cant download at full speed? ok, heres the deal. i just got my 98SE rig up(using it now) and its good and all, cleaned mobo, organized wires and whatnot, and got another, faster pc out of my closet for my xp install. so these 2 computers are exactly the same, but one has a 333mhz(98SE) cpu, and one has a 400mhz(xp) cpu, same vid, same sound, 128mb ram, clones.  so, earlier, when it had xp on it, it downloaded at around 90~100 kb/s(dsl) and on the new rig(400) it downloads at 100, but on this, even when its the only pc up and runnin, downloads only at 40~50. so i installed firefox, and still, even in firefox with it fully optimized in about:config, same problem. what gives? is this just a problem with 98SE where you cant donwload faster than 50kb/s? its kinda annoying, cause this is gonna be set up as a file hosting system. ideas? 
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11-12-2006, 03:01 PM
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| Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2006
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|  do you connect through a router ? wi fi or cat5 ? try this http://www.phystech.com/download/mtupatch.html
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11-12-2006, 05:43 PM
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| G33K P0W3R!!!! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: HickTown, California (hesperia)
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| k i did all i could at that site. well, heres just an idea of whats going on. on both machines side by side, i did a sample file from microsoft, which i know is fast(halo trial) and on xp machine, 90~95 kb/s, on the 98 yet still, now slower, 35~40kb/s any other ideas? EDIT: oops, almost forgot, i got a 100mb router and a 100mb card, cat5 cable, and its an 864/160 kbits/sec connection.
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11-12-2006, 06:11 PM
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| Wizard Techie  Join Date: Aug 2005
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| I could give you some idea but it may not help. Check the network cable, make sure it's not bend, cut or damage and make sure it's not over 100m (I doubt it's over that length) Switch the network card. Use another switch port on the router Run a spyware scan/check Run a packet analyzer (ethereal) on the slow machine to capture and analyze the connection when the computer is idling. Check for/configure any firewall/Anti-virus application running. Run Linux for servers, not 98. |
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11-12-2006, 06:54 PM
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| G33K P0W3R!!!! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: HickTown, California (hesperia)
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| yea i was thinkin about linux, i just put 98 in it, cause i seen the disk on my desk, and was like, well, i aint gont nuttin else to do, so what the heck? lol. what would be the best version of linux for me? its a compaq deskpro 266mhz p2 oc at 300mhz, 128mb ram, 2 3gb hdd's, 1 6gh hdd, and 1 dvd drive.
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11-12-2006, 08:26 PM
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| Wizard Techie Join Date: Aug 2005
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| DSL damnsmalllinux.org and slackware would be your best bet for a lightweight distro on a low end machine. Or (this is a qoute from jakec) Quote: |
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11-12-2006, 10:27 PM
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| G33K P0W3R!!!! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: HickTown, California (hesperia)
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| im thinkin about DSL, sounds pretty cool. ive never used linux tho. is it easy to set up? yea i know, micro$oft had me by the nads...well, linux is savin me EDIT: well, im runnin dsl, live-cd. its pretty fast, wayyyyy faster than 98 is, even on the same machine. cool
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