Mike Kauspedas wrote: > Web pages are loading at a decent rate, as fast as I could expect on a > 100mhz, but the dl'n is still at an average of 545bits/sec. I have tried > many sites that I am sure support faster downloading, like apple.com, ect. I > even went to a local FTP site that shells out 50k to each user, still > 545bits/sec.
Is this downloading via something like Fetch? Netscape? If the web pages are loading as fast as you can expect, it's not your hardware. If it was the network card or something, you would experience the same low downloads no matter what you were using. I suspect there's something weird going on with your client. try this as a test: http://oscar.pharmacy.arizona.edu/miscjunk/test1mb.html Time how long this takes to load...it's a 1 mb text file of random character strings. On my system it takes 4.1 seconds to load. (but that's running between my desktop PC to my Mac server, through a 10/100 switch, with 100mb cards on each of them.) Then test http://oscar.pharmacy.arizona.edu/miscjunk/test1mb.bin (the same file, just renamed) as a test of downloading speed. Compare the two. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
