DSL speed in XP compared to W2K.

[BlueWeasel]

I have ADSL through Bellsouth (1.5 Mbps download, 256k upload) and when I connected in W2K it said I was connected at 10.0 Mbps. I have just installed XP and I like it. However, when I connect in XP it says that I am connected at 2.8 Mbps.

Whats up with this? Internet browsing and file downloads seem to be about the same, maybe a little slower. I have not tried any games yet.

Anyway to get XP to connect up at 10.0 Mbps like W2K did?

 

[abracadabra1]

you speed isn't affected at all by whether the connection says 1.5 or 2.8 or 10mbps because Bellsouth max is only 1.5, so as long as your connected at at least 1.5, there should be no speed difference. Now, as to why you're connecting at a different speed is quite strange. Are you using the Bellsouth software w/ an Efficient networks modem or another setup?

I, myself have Bellsouth and WinXP (just upgraded from Win2K). I connect via an ethernet-dsl modem (Alcatel 100). The link speed is always 10mbps, but that's only the speed between the port on my modem for ethernet and my NIC. The modem connects max at 1.5mpbs, so that's your real bottleneck in speed.

 

[BlueWeasel]

Yeah, I am using BS with the Efficiency software. So since I am connected at any speed above 1.5Mbps, (in my case with XP, 2.8Mbps) then my speed is OK?

 

[patsun123]

the Mbps that windows reports shouldnt really matter in your speed. All it will tell you is what kind of connection the port detects... for example i'm connected to the SBC dsl modem via a router, which is also a 10/100 switch... so XP reports me as 100Mbps... which theoretically i can get within my network, but not on internet. The speeds should be about the same. Try disabling the firewall on XP... also if you go to www.tweakxp.com i think they have a guide for what to disable in XP if u have a cable modem and are a gamer.. (to get better pings...) i think it would apply to a DSL modem too.