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Re: Networking and cable modem problems

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From: Visine
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:20
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Doh did not read sorry.

Try these links

http://www.chetnet.co.uk/

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/

Looking at your setup it does seem a bit odd.

For best results you should have your modem in to a router then all your 
other pc's connected to your router.  Which you could set up for band width 
allocation, port forwarding etc for servers and games and P2P if needed.

You say you have 2 network connections running from 1 PC a giganet and a 
10/100.  I hope you do not have the P2P running at the same time as you are 
trying to game as that will be your network problems right there especially 
if P2P is up/downloading fast.

Virgin have you on a 4mb modem??  seems awfully slow, the standard modem 
will run up to 30mb at the moment.  I have a 20mb at home and its rock 
solid.

It could be your modem will go much fast but you are on the "L" upto 4 mb 
package.

Does your packet loss stay constant through out the day??

If it varies you may be in an area where virgin are now over subscribed and 
you are in contention with the others on the UBR for your street.

When you next get a Virgin Tech visit get him to ensure the Input power 
levels to your modem are spot on.  Too weak or strong have both caused 
problems for me.  I had to get them in the past to turn up the signal level 
for the whole street as they had been adding customers but not adjusting 
power levels to match new demand.

Those links should help

Virgin is wonderfull when it works.  But when it does not :-(

PS when you next see a tech ask him how much he gets for a call out.  you 
will be shocked

TTFN

Vis 
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