question about cable and dsl

[theMan]

so, i just upgraded from 3meg dsl to 6meg cable. so, as i expected, my download speeds are way faster. however, just serfing the net is really really slow. sometimes, the internet just stops working completely, and i have to close my browser window and wait a few minutes before pages start loading again. it seems like, it just stops working for a while, but as soon as it does work, it goes really fast.

is cable always like this, or what is going on?

 

[sswingle]

Do you notice the lights on your modem going off and back on? You could have a weak signal and your modem is resyncing a lot.

 

[theMan]

no, the lights are always on. its like i am waiting in a queue or something. when it works, its fast, but it just stops working sometimes. its like an interstate highway with red lights on it.

 

[Ichinisan]

Start>Run>CMD>ping 4.2.2.2 -t

leave running for a few hours and then Ctrl+C to see the results...

Looking at packet loss statistics.

 

[theMan]

ok, its running, ill see what happens.

 

[JackMDS]

Hmm.. Why do you think it is a DSL service problem and not your computer Network/Interent configuration?

:sun:

 

[theMan]

ok, i found this site here. go down to the place where it says: "Why do websites take forever to connect, but then load quickly?" it recommended that i change my DNS server. so, i went here and changed my primary DNS server from auto to 199.166.24.253 and i set my secondary to 4.2.2.2

the problem seems to have gone away, its amazing. so far, all the web pages are just coming right up.

also, i ran that ping for an hour, and there was no packet loss. i hope the problem is solved.