nic question

[lapdog]

I have a trendware 10/20 and get downloads of 110 kbs (grandjunction) on my cable but my friend gets 350 he has a 10/100 and live in (dallas) why could this be they are both @home would a new nic be faster or is it the isp?

 

[Fingers]

most likely it's the isp. with cable modems it all depends on how many people in your neighborhood have cable service. You all share a node and if more people in your neighbohood have cable then your service will be slower than your friend's.

 

[purplehayes]

It's the ISP. Your NIC is probably 10/100BaseT.

10BaseT = 10 Mbps
T1 line = 1.544 Mbps

Your cable modem is probably in the range of around a T1 line for download speed, so as you can see, you're not even beginning to push its' limits. Fingers is right about more people on your node.

PH

 

[JMF]

Ask your Cable company to widen the bandwidth - IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but it will happen.

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