Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-11-03 Thread billycar_G3-5
Dan, When I suppled this (or other) information above, publicly, did I compromise my Mac's security? Thanks, Bill On Oct 17, 6:10 am, insightinmind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ; DiG 9.3.5-P2 @4.2.2.1www.google.com ; (1 server found) ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;;

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-11-03 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Nov 3, 2008, at 8:16 AM, billycar_G3-5 wrote: Dan, When I suppled this (or other) information above, publicly, did I compromise my Mac's security? Thanks, No, not at all, That is simply routing information from the Internet side of your router to the rest of the world. Your Mac is

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-11-03 Thread Dan
At 7:16 AM -0800 11/3/2008, billycar_G3-5 wrote: When I suppled this (or other) information above, publicly, did I compromise my Mac's security? No. Your public IP is available to all. The rest is just stuff within your ISP's public infrastructure. I have since moved my dsl modem to a new

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-18 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 17, 2008, at 5:38 PM, Wilton Shaw wrote: You tell me this works and I believe you, But it doesn't work for me. I can copy from terminal to my screen, What do you mean by this? 'copy to your screen' Do you mean dragging text off to the desktop as a clipping? If so just drag the

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-18 Thread Wilton Shaw
On Oct 18, 2008, at 12:09 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: On Oct 17, 2008, at 5:38 PM, Wilton Shaw wrote: You tell me this works and I believe you, But it doesn't work for me. I can copy from terminal to my screen, What do you mean by this? 'copy to your screen' Is this what you are

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-18 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 18, 2008, at 10:10 AM, Wilton Shaw wrote: bash-3.2$ Traceroute www.Guugle.com Might want to try a real website :-) But yeah, that's exactly what Dan was looking for. -- Bruce Johnson No matter where you go, there you are, B. Banzai

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-18 Thread Dan
Title: Re: Where did the Speed Go? At 1:10 PM -0400 10/18/2008, Wilton Shaw wrote: .bash-3.2$ dig www.Google.com [snip] ;; Query time: 54 msec 54 ms is very high for a dns lookup. Please try this command: dig @4.2.2.1 www.google.com Just select the above text, flip over to Terminal, paste

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-17 Thread Dan
At 11:39 PM -0400 10/16/2008, insightinmind wrote: inhouse-9500:~ billconnelly$ dig www.google.com ;; Query time: 61 msec ;; SERVER: 192.168.1.1#53(192.168.1.1) ;; WHEN: Thu Oct 16 23:36:20 2008 A 61ms dns response is a bit slow. Try this command: dig @4.2.2.1 www.google.com If the time

Re: Where did the Speed go -Part two

2008-10-17 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 16, 2008, at 3:51 PM, Wilton Shaw wrote: Hello, Since I can't add speed to my computer even though I've recently eliminated lots of programs I don't use and followed other suggestions you have sent me, could I do this? Buy a new external HD, start with my installation OS CD and

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-17 Thread Wilton Shaw
On Oct 12, 2008, at 12:18 AM, Dan wrote: Launch Terminal.app and issue these two commands, then copy the full results and paste 'em into a reply here: dig www.google.com traceroute www.google.com Dan, I launched Terminal,issued the two commands,copied the results

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-17 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Oct 17, 2008, at 2:12 PM, Wilton Shaw wrote: I launched Terminal,issued the two commands,copied the results to my monitor screen, ??? but I can't figure out how to attach it to this email. Copy from terminal, paste into email message. Terminal allows full copy/paste -- Bruce

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-16 Thread insightinmind
Run a speed test here and tell us the results: http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ This speed test says 731/128. I called Verizon and had them check my spees. They said it was 864/160. I will send some more answere as soon as possible. Usually, I get the same /

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-16 Thread Dan
Title: Re: Where did the Speed Go? At 5:22 PM -0400 10/11/2008, Wilton Shaw wrote: eMac, using OS 10.5.5. [Verizon ADSL 864/160] Run a speed test here and tell us the results: http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ This speed test says 731/128. Good. That's a decent percentage of your rated

Re: Where did the Speed go -Part two

2008-10-16 Thread Dan
At 7:09 PM -0400 10/16/2008, Wilton Shaw wrote: Since I can't add speed to my computer even though I've recently eliminated lots of programs I don't use and followed other suggestions you have sent me, could I do this? Buy a new external HD, start with my installation OS CD and slowly add

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-16 Thread Dan
At 9:54 PM -0400 10/16/2008, insightinmind wrote: Tonight I am getting 544 / 126 ... and everything downloaded is slow. I was going to call verizon, because I think it's on their end Let's see exactly where the problem is. Show me the results of dig www.google.com traceroute www.speakeasy.net

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-16 Thread insightinmind
dig www.google.com traceroute www.speakeasy.net ... having solved a similar service problem last year by them volunteering to switch the IP address to one that is not being used as much ... but they're quite agitated these days ... Switching to a different subnet usually doesn't mean

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-16 Thread Dan
At 10:37 PM -0400 10/16/2008, insightinmind wrote: dig www.google.com traceroute www.speakeasy.net didn't understand what you wanted above ... a Google Search with dig and a speed test on Speakeasy? No. I wanted the above two commands typed into Terminal, then provide the results

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-15 Thread Wilton Shaw
On Oct 12, 2008, at 12:18 AM, Dan wrote: At 5:22 PM -0400 10/11/2008, Wilton Shaw wrote: eMac, using OS 10.5.5. Verizon DHL Is this ADSL -- you can use the internet while you talk on the telephone, or some other versions? What speed service, downstream and up? Thanks for all

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-12 Thread Richard Ramsowr
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Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-12 Thread Dan
At 12:17 PM -0400 10/12/2008, insightinmind wrote: This is what verizon told me last night: if you have 2 computers using the same verizon DSL connection, Verizon will cut your speed in half. Sorry. I don't buy it. I know how Verizon's network works. They DO NOT reduce customer caps because

Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-11 Thread Wilton Shaw
Hello, About a year or so ago, I upgraded my internet speed to Verizon DHL and noticed a considerable improvement. Recently, things have slowed way down. When I open Safari I have to wait 20 or more seconds for the home page to open. When I try to open any other page, the

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-11 Thread Lyle Syverson
On Oct 11, 2008, at 5:22 PM, Wilton Shaw wrote: Hello, About a year or so ago, I upgraded my internet speed to Verizon DHL and noticed a considerable improvement. Recently, things have slowed way down. When I open Safari I have to wait 20 or more seconds for the home page to open. When

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-11 Thread insightinmind
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Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-11 Thread insightinmind
On Oct 11, 2008, at 7:43 PM, insightinmind wrote: But a call to verizon tech service wouldn't hurt ... 1 800 567 - 6789 And some of the service reps are on crack ... Bill Connelly artsite: http://mysite.verizon.net/moonstoneartstudio myspace:

Re: Where did the Speed Go?

2008-10-11 Thread Dan
At 5:22 PM -0400 10/11/2008, Wilton Shaw wrote: eMac, using OS 10.5.5. Verizon DHL Is this ADSL -- you can use the internet while you talk on the telephone, or some other versions? What speed service, downstream and up? things have slowed way down. We're going to need specifics. things