Can COMPUTERS become ALLERGIC to certain internet lines?

Question

Here is the story:
When I browse the intranet throught the connection in my room the speed is damn slow.I have to wait for more than five minutes to open websites which I searched with google or yahoo.Sometimes it doesn't open totally.
Then I took my pc to another connection line on the same appartment with the same connection type and it worked there.The speed is nice and I felt the problem is not with my PC.I also brought another PC and I tried it with my connection line.Surprisingly it works again and hence the problem is not with the connection line either.So I identified that the problem happens when the I tried to browse using my own computer and via the connection in my room.Does anybody know why this is happening? Please don't pass this question if you have something to say.

Answer 1

well, I know the answers here some where.

first, when your "connected" is your dads comp downloading large amounts of data? remember if your on a router, then your sharing bandwidth. sharing slows things down.

do you have a router and what kind. is dhcp active
have you specified ip addresses?

unplug the router from the wall. wait 10 seconds (seriously) and then plug it back in. then try it out

"ctrl alt del" click process tab and end task all programs tied to your XP username (except explorer.exe) this will see if its a 3rd party prog running and conflicting somehow. try it out then

try reinstalling your modem. try it out then

if still not working, borrow the other comps network card and use that on "your" computer. try it out then

inspect your network cable for breaks or bends, you might want to try switching the cable for a different one.

thats about all the bases I guess. good luck.

ahhhh yes. hamsters got a point. (do you have dsl?) I used to do tech support for dsl (forgot about it cause dsl sucks) and it does have attenuation and frequency interferance problems. but you said the "other" comp worked on your line right? then if its a dsl signal issue, just get the same kind of network card your "other" computer has that worked on your line. or trade network cards if possible.

also, keep all speakers, wireless phones and power lines away from the network cable.

you should specify what kind of "connections" your using

Answer 2

This example describes a hard-wired dial-up or DSL connection.

OK... say you have one phone line in your living room that goes directly to the outside line hookup.

Then, you have a line that starts in one bedroom, goes into the attic and down to another bedroom then up to the attic and down to the outside hookup.

With dial-up and/or DSL, you will get a good signal from the living room, and from the bedroom closest to the outside connection. The bedroom farthest from the outside that also has to pass thru the other bedroom before going outside will suffer signal loss and cause problems like the ones you describe.

Usually, the shorter the distance to your outside connection, the better... the farther away and more phones spliced in between, the poorer the connection for your computer.

Answer 3

Could be a bad line. Try adding another line from the other room that works and connect it to your room. If that works great so you know it is the line problem.