When browsing the web, do you see a lag between requesting a page and receiving it? If this is happening, that's a really big indicator of network congestion.<br>I recommend disconnecting all devices then connecting a computer directly to the modem and doing a network test, both a speed test (such as on <a href="http://speakeasy.net">speakeasy.net</a>) and a sustained one (Download a big file and watch the speed). If there is a significant improvement, either a network device or a computer is causing the problems on your computer. If there isn't one, then its Qwests hardware.<br>
<br clear="all">-Ahmed Osman<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 6:47 AM, Paul DeShaw <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:zaltar@myway.com">zaltar@myway.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hello,<br>
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For weeks now, I have been having poor performance with my Qwest DSL. Downloads can be as slow as a few bytes per second, generally average between 30-70 Kb/s. Right now I have a download of Ubuntu going since last night, it's 37% complete. It stops after a minute or two, and I have to pause and resume to get any more. It was going fast enough (141kbs/s) to do the whole file in an hour and change, but it keeps stopping--this is with Ubuntu Hardy, through Ethernet.<br>
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Qwest has twice told me this is a problem with my computers, but last week I did a fresh install on my desktop, and Ubuntu Koala behaves the same as Hardy and OSX do on my laptop. On my third call to Qwest, they did say there might be "network congestion" and to call today to see if they could send someone out to "change the circuit". So they've changed there story for now, but I'm wondering if there is anything I could do on my end? I've used 3 different Ethernet cables--no difference. Any ideas about software configuration?<br>
<br>
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