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| Mark Henry |
 Oct 10 2003, 01:36 PM
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that's what I do!  Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada  |
Dial up is slow enough but my new (to me) computer, when I connect to the internet, is sending way more bytes then its recieving.
It's really slowing my connection down. It doesn't do it all the time but it does piss me off, like I said, my dial up is slow enough. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) Thanks for any help, M. |
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| anthony |
Oct 10 2003, 01:55 PM
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2270 club Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,107 Joined: 1-February 03 From: SF Bay Area, CA Member No.: 218  |
Do you have up to date virus protection installed?
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| Pnambic |
Oct 10 2003, 02:05 PM
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Honk if you like obscene gestures! Group: Members Posts: 914 Joined: 9-April 03 From: Atlanta, GA Member No.: 546 Region Association: South East States |
how 'bout some numbers. how much upload compared to how much download in a given amount of time?
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| Mark Henry |
Oct 10 2003, 02:16 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
I have the temporary Norton on it. It's supposed to be good for a couple of months, so my 'puter guy said. I also don't surf the "bad" sites and Outlook 6 blows off most attachments.
It's uploading 3X the info it's downloading, like I said it only does this about half the time. Right now it's OK. |
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| Brad Roberts |
Oct 10 2003, 02:21 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
One word: Spybot
Its free. Look it up on Google. I'm betting you have about 100 spies running on that computer sending info out. B |
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| Charles Deutsch |
Oct 10 2003, 02:36 PM
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The free stuff is usually the spyware. I use Webroot's Spysweeper and I have a subscription to Mcafee's ant-virus software that gets updated automatically.
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| Jeffs9146 |
Oct 10 2003, 06:53 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
I use Spybot everytime I log off and it always finds something new! When it is still doing anything funny (pop ups) I run Mcfee and I clean anything that Spybot missed!
Jeff |
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| GWN7 |
Oct 10 2003, 07:30 PM
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King of Road Trips Group: Members Posts: 6,280 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Member No.: 56 Region Association: Northstar Region |
If you do a search on here for Spybot, there is a link for the download. After I read the thread, I down loaded it and it found 215 (or some such number) bots. Puter runs much better when their disabled.
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| Mark Henry |
Oct 10 2003, 08:06 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(Brad Roberts @ Oct 10 2003, 12:21 PM) One word: Spybot Its free. Look it up on Google. I'm betting you have about 100 spies running on that computer sending info out. B Thanks Brad!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) I was infested! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) I'm just zipping along again! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dance.gif) If my 'puter guy wasn't my asshole brother I'd fire him, still might. Dealing with relatives is a royal PITA, even if you do pay them. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/finger.gif) All is well now, should I get another anti virus program (like Jeff said) or is this good enough? I'll probably give this guy a couple of bucks for saving my ass. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_flagge24.gif) |
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| p914 |
Oct 10 2003, 09:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 518 Joined: 7-September 03 From: Sunny South Florida Member No.: 1,117 Region Association: None |
You may want to try setting your IE6 so that graphics are limited or not loaded as this takes a lot of time on dial up. It makes internet bland but speeds up surfing.
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| Joe Bob |
Oct 10 2003, 09:55 PM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
I blew off spybot.....Spysweeper is the best. Yes it costs but I have run both side by side and Spysweeper kicks ass......
Once when I was in band camp....I got a nasty that hijacked me default website page....doesn't happen no mo.... |
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| Neal |
Oct 11 2003, 10:53 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 300 Joined: 23-April 03 From: Sammamish, Washington Member No.: 605 |
You don't say how slow, it sounds like your modem is doing allot of error correction and I would bet it's beacuse your home line
has a problem let's say you have a 56k modem and I know that about the most you can get is aroung 51k with a clean line if you are gettting 28.8 or 31.2...etc then you have a dirty line. Pick up your phone receiver and press any # to get rid of the dial tone if you hear any static or noise thats your problem. I would call the phone company and open a probem ticket tell them you are getting static on your line they will have to run some diagnostic tests and possible a splicer will have to reseat your cable pairs. If your problem is just that you are sending more than receiving and you have always connected at this speed then follow the ideas expressed previously. Neal |
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