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i've done some tweaking off of another site, www.cablenuts.com, and i need to start over. here is the url from the read first page. http://ttester.broadbandreports.com/tweak/block:4758ec7?service=dsl&speed=3000&os=winXP&via=normal .i've been stalling really bad lately (couple of weeks). the stalling is the main problem. here is the log:

The current date is: Mon 09/05/2005
The current time is: 13:16:18.93

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]


Pinging testmy.net [67.18.179.85] with 32 bytes of data:



Request timed out.

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=45

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=45



Ping statistics for 67.18.179.85:

    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 3, Lost = 1 (25% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

    Minimum = 44ms, Maximum = 46ms, Average = 45ms

 
Ping Complete.
 
 


Tracing route to testmy.net [67.18.179.85]

over a maximum of 30 hops:



  1  1489 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.0.1

  2    10 ms    10 ms     9 ms  adsl-69-237-159-254.dsl.irvnca.pacbell.net [69.237.159.254]

  3    11 ms    11 ms    10 ms  dist4-vlan60.irvnca.sbcglobal.net [67.114.50.66]

  4    10 ms    12 ms    11 ms  bb2-g2-0.irvnca.sbcglobal.net [151.164.41.239]

  5    12 ms    12 ms    12 ms  151.164.42.75

  6    12 ms    13 ms    12 ms  bb1-p1-0.crrvca.sbcglobal.net [151.164.40.254]

  7    14 ms    14 ms    14 ms  ex2-p8-0.eqlaca.sbcglobal.net [151.164.41.33]

  8    14 ms    13 ms    13 ms  bpr2-ge-2-1-0.LosAngelesEquinix.savvis.net [151.164.248.214]

  9    15 ms    14 ms    14 ms  bpr1-ae0.LosAngelesEquinix.savvis.net [208.172.35.49]

 10    15 ms    17 ms    18 ms  dcr1-so-4-2-0.LosAngeles.savvis.net [208.172.44.105]

 11    16 ms    16 ms    15 ms  dcr2-as0-0.LosAngeles.savvis.net [204.70.192.118]

 12    47 ms    50 ms    47 ms  bcs1-so-2-0-0.Dallas.savvis.net [204.70.192.85]

 13    47 ms    47 ms    48 ms  dpr1-so-0-0-0.DallasEquinix.savvis.net [204.70.134.10]

 14    47 ms    47 ms    47 ms  aer1-po10.DallasEquinix.savvis.net [204.70.134.14]

 15    45 ms    45 ms    45 ms  208.175.175.42

 16    44 ms    43 ms    43 ms  vl32.dsr01.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.127.61]

 17    44 ms    63 ms    44 ms  dist-vlan41.dsr2-1.dllstx4.theplanet.com [70.85.127.83]

 18    45 ms    44 ms    44 ms  gig1-0-1.tp-car9-1.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.116.69]

 19    47 ms    45 ms    44 ms  85.67-18-179.reverse.theplanet.com [67.18.179.85]



Trace complete.

replies are appreciated. thank you.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\^>ping testmy.net -n 100

Pinging testmy.net [67.18.179.85] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=55ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=75ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=47ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=155ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=104ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=56ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=85ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=73ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=44ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=46ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45
Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=45

Ping statistics for 67.18.179.85:
    Packets: Sent = 100, Received = 100, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 44ms, Maximum = 155ms, Average = 47ms

C:\Documents and Settings\^>

thank you.

Looking at your test from BBR, it looks like you do have some custom tweaks installed.
Have you tried VanBuren's custom tweaks from this thread: http://www.testmy.net/topic-1013 ?
If not, give them a try.

Thanks, MYRIAGON, I am not very good at talking one through tweaking their connection.
I just point them in the general direction ;).

i've done those changes and now i download about 30Kbps faster (330Kbps). wut should i do about the stalling? if anything i think i may have to buy a new NIC.

http://ttester.broadbandreports.com/tweak/block:246003d?service=dsl&speed=3000&os=winXP&via=normal

i'm not sure if i'm on pppoexp or wutever, so, i just left it at normal.

Do you have a router?
What browser are you using ?
Have you tried power cycling the modem ?
Do you have a good heavy duty cable from wall jack to modem ?
Have you had this problem from day one, or did it just start ?

i don't have a router and i use the cable that came with the modem and filters for the phone lines. i've power cycled the modem and i still seem to lock-up. sometimes it's like every ten minutes, and others, it's like once an hour or two. the only way to get my connection back (besides restarting the computer or power cycling the modem), is to go into my network places and disable, then re-enable my NIC. takes all but 3 seconds, but is pretty damned annoying. this problem has been around for a while, i usually don't notice it unless i'm downloading files (particularly large ones). oh, and i use IE6 for my browser. thanx for the replies.