I'm connected to a router and sharing the internet with 2 other computers. My internet has been really slow lately and its driving me crazy. I have been able to download around 5 - 20 kb/s. I don't know if its so slow because there are too many computers on the network or someone has a virus. I have ran antivirus and spyware programs and don't think there is anything wrong with my computer. What kind of speeds should i normally be seeing with a 5 meg connection?
2007-06-28 10:33:11 · 9 answers · asked by Dhnys 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
5 megabit connection is 5 million bits, divide that by 1000, that's 5000 kb/s (kilobits), if you want to know how fast that is in file size, then 5 million bits divided by 8, then divide by 1024, which should yield 610 Kbps (kilobytes)
2007-06-28 10:40:35 · answer #1 · answered by residualfear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 meg is 5000kb's. In theory, your router should be able to download that fast, but that is not always the case. Make sure that all computers are not surfing the web, or just unplug them, and go to DSL reports and do a speed test. This should give you a pretty good idea of what to expect. You can also read what people are saying in your area about the same Internet provider (ISP). You can then plug the other computers in one by one, and see if you start to see a drop in speed. Good luck.
2007-06-28 10:42:16 · answer #2 · answered by Reddawg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First disconnect all computers but yours from the network (or turn them off).
Run a speed test - www.pcpitstop.com has one; measure up and download speed and see if it is about where it should be. If so, all is ok.
Now turn off your pc and run same test on one of the other pcs that you connected to network; repeat it with the third one while 1 and 2 pc are not connected.
This should tell you if there is a problem of the type you suspect.
The speeds should be close but not the same number.
5 Mbps = 5,000 Kbps
2007-06-28 10:37:29 · answer #3 · answered by GTB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, due to network latency, it starts out as 5megs but after you take into account noise in your cable plant, distance from the headend, and so forth, it's slower. Also the website you're downloading from may have a bandwidth cap on it, maybe a lot lower than 5mb, most are.
2016-05-22 00:58:31 · answer #4 · answered by celina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a full 5 Megs for download or it's shared between download and upload?
2007-06-28 10:38:02 · answer #5 · answered by adMINHistrator 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5mbps = 5000kbps
Keep in mind that that's the peak. It all depends on the server you're downloading from, your available bandwidth, and local network usage. So 5meg connection is a peak, not sustained speed.
2007-06-28 10:36:25 · answer #6 · answered by KDFrosty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could get anywhere from 1kb/s all the way to 500kb/s. However, this will vary greatly from site to site and from application to application. Time of day also affects it if you're on Cable as it's shared.
Hit www.dslreports.com and try one of their speed tests. Lots of things can affect download speed.
2007-06-28 10:37:45 · answer #7 · answered by tuscanspeed 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all depends on the Upstream and downstream speeds...they can and do differ.
Depending on what the other computers are doing while using the router...they may be killing your bandwidth...it could be a setting in your software.
2007-06-28 10:37:58 · answer #8 · answered by PBcompanies.com 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.speedtest.net/index.php
This will tell you exctaly
2007-06-28 10:40:21 · answer #9 · answered by That's Enough 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋