On Tuesday, January 8, 2002, at 06:38 PM, Brian Durant wrote:
> Is there a way to diagnose a cable connection with Mac apps (and which > apps)??? I am experiencing a cable connection that in late afternoon, > early > evening is sometimes serving files at 83, 86, 94 bytes a second. Some > average (around 2 MB) downloads can take up to 4 HOURS, etc. At other > (non-peak) times, it is smooth sailing and I get download times in the > neighborhood of 25-39 Mbits per second. Is this my ISP, is it the cable > system or is it the site that I am at that is the problem? How do I > distinguish? Cable actually gets slower as more people go online. This means that there are more people using it as they (or their kids) get home in the afternoon. It is the ISP, they have more users than the system handle. :-| Robert Strachan -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! <http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
