On 01/07/2017 09:30 PM, Bill Barry wrote: > On Jan 6, 2017 11:52 PM, "Dick Steffens" <[email protected]> wrote: > > An email arrived this afternoon from xfinity (Comcast) telling me that > they are upping my speed from 75 Mbps to "up to 100 Mbps" after I > reboot. These are download speeds. They provided directions: > > > 1. > > Shut down your computer & > unplug your modem from the outlet > > 2. > > Wait 10 seconds, then plug your modem back in > > 3. > > Wait 30 seconds, then turn your computer back on > > > Before going through that process I ran the test at speedtest.net on two > machines in the house: > > Machine Ping Download Upload > Wife's Win97 17 ms 91.29 Mbps 6.1 Mbps > My Ubuntu 14.04 20 ms 119.02 Mbps 6.18 Mbps > > I ran mine a second time and got > > 9 ms 119.62 Mbps 9.19 Mbps > > > So, without shutting anything down I get better than promised speed on > my machine, and close to it on my wife's machine. > > Is there likely to be any change if I shut down my router, their cable > modem, and start them back up? > > > Maybe your router had already rebooted since the upgrades for other reasons > and your tests are just showing the upgraded speeds?
It's a Buffalo WZR-600DHP running stock firmware. Does it reboot itself without intervention from me? I'm about to try Kieth's recommendation before shutting down for the night -- which I usually don't do. But with the weather and potential for losing power I'll have clean shutdowns if power goes off in the middle of the night. -- Regards, Dick Steffens _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
