Internet bandwidth speed.. why is mine so slow??

[jungbaga]

Hello~
I have ATT broadband cable.
according to the bandwidth meter on the internet,
my desktop averages only 350kbps,
however notebook averages 1800kbps.
what's going on??
can anyone tell me the reason??

desktop: amd athlon 1700(1.46ghz) 512mb (memory)
notebook: pentium3 1.0ghz 256mem

is it because of the setting??
or what??

i can't understand why the notebook gets faster connection. plz someone explain to me. or tell me how to fix my desktop so i can get faster connection

 

[richgill]

There are various registry settings that will determine your 'internet' speed. I have found a little program called Dr. TCP useful in tweaking these values(

http://www.dslreports.com/front/drtcp.html).

For info on the program and the various settings, see

http://www.dslreports.com/faq/578.

The dslreports web site is good for broadband information. They have a utility to test your connection - to see if your tweaking has made any difference. Hope that helps you!

 

[paltask14c]

if you cant find what you need at the above sites, also try

http://www.speedguide.net/

or

http://www.cablemodemhelp.com/

The only thing you have to know is how to find the answer.

If it weren't for users, computers would work just fine....If computers worked I'd be unemployed!