My friends and i lives together in a house and we share the internet. The speed should be 6Mbps (it's DSL)..so divided by 3 laptops,everyone should get about 2Mbps.
Recently our internet connection becomes slower and i just found out that we actually need to set up the computer/router. Before this we just plug in the cable to the router and do the basic settings for using the router. We never did the any special,difficult setting. We still can use the internet but it's not really that fast as we expected.
Especially using torrents client,my friend said that i should adjust the setting so that i could download faster.
Does anyone know about this?
2006-12-21 02:48:42 · 6 answers · asked by faizt 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Your first assumption is wrong.
The 6Mbps connection is your "maximum" speed from your DSL provider (usually your phone company). If your DSL provider had a BitTorrent server next to the network device providing your DSL connection, you'd probably top out at 6 Mbps. It's usually a combination of what your DSL line can handle (usually dependent on the quality of your line and distance from your phone company's switching office) and what type of rate-limiting is being done by your internet service provider on your DSL link.
Every home router I've encountered has no bandwidth limiting features on the local ports where you connect your PC (or the wireless). It's like the six-pack in the fridge without a name -- first come, first served, and you can bet your roommates won't stop after the first two. Any user can use almost all the bandwidth if the other users aren't using much at the moment.
Your DSL connection gets combined with every other DSL subscriber using the same ISP. So if your ISP has a 100-megabit uplink to the internet, and has 100 "6Mbps" subscribers, you can bet that you'll average around 1 Mbps during peak times. At odd times, like 4 am, you may get your full 6Mbps throughput.
Check reviews of your DSL and ISP at http://www.dslreports.com or friends you know who use the same ISP to see if others have similar problems.
Also, if you have a wireless router, check that you don't have it wide-open allowing everyone in the neighborhood to use your internet connection.
2006-12-21 10:11:19 · answer #1 · answered by tom_gronke 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is a limit to internet speed. It's called the speed of light. Once the data travels that quickly and in enough quantities, there is a limit. Bandwidth is a culmination of the size of the line mixed with the speed of the data. Therefore, the larger the pipe (or the more compacted the data is inside the line), and the faster the data travels (upto the speed of light), the faster the internet will be.
2016-05-23 05:12:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An internet connection can become slow or stop working due to a number of reasons depending on the type of the connection. Many of the problems can be solved by making software changes or small hardware corrections. Detailed instructions at http://tinyurl.com/yl62gz
2006-12-23 10:18:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
your interney connection will be much faster without a router or you'll need to find a much better brand or sign up for a much higher DSL speed
personal note: whats wrong 2mbps is already fast I only have 256kbps devided for 2 desktops that is 128kbps for each computer and i'm already ok with that but we're filthy rich
dont waste money on that higher connection.
2006-12-27 03:49:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
software tweaks don't do much with the newer versions of Windows. you need to buy a 4-port switch and use that instead of the built in hub on the router...
2006-12-21 03:40:41 · answer #5 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep, this is what you need:
http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php
2006-12-21 02:53:19 · answer #6 · answered by SeveralTimesWrong 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋