I just activated a high-speed cable account the other day and for the most part, it works ok. I've got two computers running Win 2k connected to a D-link DI-604 router. My cable modem is the Toshiba PCX-2200. My provider requires a dynamic IP setup.
The problem is, if I turn one of my computers off for more than a few minutes at a time, it can't find the network connection when it boots back up. I've found that unplugging the modem and the router for a minute fixes the problem, but I don't want to have to do that every time I turn my computer off.
Does anyone know of any settings in the computer, modem, or router I could adjust that would fix this problem? Would it be a matter of updating the modem or router firmware? Is this a common problem?
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I do seem to have a problem with downloading speeds dropping off. PCPitStop shows my download connection as between 2000 - 6000(!) Kb/s (I ran the test several times) but when I transfer files with Kazaa(lite), my downloads only average between <1-10 Kb/s. They start faster - around 20-30, but quickly fall off. The occasional download stays at a high speed, but most do not. Some downloads from other sources are VERY fast - particularly from Microsoft's website. Pages load very fast. I'm pretty new to all of this so can someone tell me if persistently low download speeds are common for P2P file-sharing? If this is uncommon, what can I do?
I tried running the PC PitStop Internet Autofix which changes the receive buffer size, but it didn't seem to make much of a difference.
Thank you!
The problem is, if I turn one of my computers off for more than a few minutes at a time, it can't find the network connection when it boots back up. I've found that unplugging the modem and the router for a minute fixes the problem, but I don't want to have to do that every time I turn my computer off.
Does anyone know of any settings in the computer, modem, or router I could adjust that would fix this problem? Would it be a matter of updating the modem or router firmware? Is this a common problem?
-Also-
I do seem to have a problem with downloading speeds dropping off. PCPitStop shows my download connection as between 2000 - 6000(!) Kb/s (I ran the test several times) but when I transfer files with Kazaa(lite), my downloads only average between <1-10 Kb/s. They start faster - around 20-30, but quickly fall off. The occasional download stays at a high speed, but most do not. Some downloads from other sources are VERY fast - particularly from Microsoft's website. Pages load very fast. I'm pretty new to all of this so can someone tell me if persistently low download speeds are common for P2P file-sharing? If this is uncommon, what can I do?
I tried running the PC PitStop Internet Autofix which changes the receive buffer size, but it didn't seem to make much of a difference.
Thank you!
) is to make sure you have the latest firmware, and if you do turn off the DHCP server. You will still get a DHCP lease from your isp at the router, but with only 2 machines behind the router, DHCP is just an unnecessary hassle, in my opinion of course.
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