Robert Strachan skrev: >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. I was wondering whether someone might be stealing his IP during those times. In any case, I'd ask the cable company, since no level of congestion on the net would result in such figures. In that case, everyone would be getting them. -- En ligne avec Thor 2.6a. Remember: - On the Amiga, you can make a way. - On Linux, there is a way, you just don't know it. - On Windows, there is no way and you know it. Aaron Digulla -- 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>
