Advice..

**trevius** · #1 04-13-2008, 04:59 AM

Sounds like most of the info needed is already covered by the guys, but I figured I would add 1 small snippet in case you don't already know. When you are running pings from command prompt, the command to run an extended ping is "ping -t <ip address>". This way you can run a continuous ping to these different destinations to make sure that none are dropping packets. The default of 5 pings isn't enough to see most packet loss unless it is really heavy loss.

From what you wrote, I wouldn't doubt in the least that the problem could be with the OS. I have had weird issues on certain machines where pages needed to be reloaded more than 1 time to get them to not 404. It does sounds like you have had quite a range of issues, but it could all still be coincidental.

Kagehi · #2 04-13-2008, 06:04 AM

Hmm. Ok. Think I found what I need. There is a button called 'DHCP Reservation' that lets you select existing connections and set them to always use that IP. Found some ass on my router too. Any idea how you kick them off, other than setting up all the security I had off before?

Or, maybe he isn't on now, just listed in the system, due to having "been" on... Can't find anything for kicking users, but the router password is now changes, his mac address is in the "do not allow" list, and WEP is enabled. Oh, and SSID is off, which was my first stupid mistake. :(

Anyway. As to the issue with downloads. Guess I must be the damn PC. I have pinged it in the past with no issues, when on the original non-wireless router. Its not likely the problem appeared in the wiring "after" that. And, I have had no issues transferring files between them at all. Can try pinging again I guess. Tomorrow, when I get off work. :p

**AndMetal** · #3 04-13-2008, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Kagehi

Anyway. As to the issue with downloads. Guess I must be the damn PC. I have pinged it in the past with no issues, when on the original non-wireless router. Its not likely the problem appeared in the wiring "after" that. And, I have had no issues transferring files between them at all. Can try pinging again I guess. Tomorrow, when I get off work. :p

Just to clarify (maybe I misunderstood), are you connecting via wired or wireless?

If you are connecting via wireless, you'll want to use NetStumbler to see who is using what channels around you. That was one MAJOR issue I had before (like 10 other people using channel 6, creating a lot of interference & packet loss).

Kagehi · #4 04-13-2008, 12:02 PM

Both machines are connected via wire. I got the wireless so that when I niece visited she could get internet via wifi, as well as possibly a laptop, etc., that I might buy at some point. So, no, the issues isn't that I have one on wireless. Previously I had an older model that was purely wire only, which I replaced with this new one.

**trevius** · #5 04-13-2008, 05:58 PM

Just 1 more thought on this that I didn't think of before; If you are running any kind of P2P or Torrent software on any of the PCs in your network, they will almost definitely cause connection issues with almost any internet downloads or programs. They can use hundreds of connections to different end-points and overload your internet connection or router. Make sure you limit the bandwidth allowed for such programs as well as limit the max number of connections that they can use. If you don't use any of these types of programs you can ignore this post, but if so I would try turning them off and see if that helps.

Kagehi · #6 04-14-2008, 01:36 AM

I do use them, but I wasn't at the time. Got home late, so haven't had a chance to do any pings, etc. and see what the issue is. BTW, how do you kill a bad update download and redo is for Windows? The Flash patch failed to install, and I presume it was do to a bad file, but the Windows patcher is doing the same thing that AVG did, instead of trying to redownload the failed patch, it just keeps trying to run the bad one from the local drive.. To me, the idea that something "critical" like Windows Update, or my antivirus, is too fracking stupid to figure something that obvious out automatically is just unbelievable. Its almost as dumb as the damn recorders they make that, despite being a bloody PC inside, can't a) keep time properly, or b) remember your setting, never or even just the fracking date and time, if the power goes out. Who hires the nitwits that make these things anyway, and from where?