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Re: Odd problem with @Home service

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From: Matt
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 00:40
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The only thing under the Advanced tab is "maximum transmits." I'll search for my
old card utility. Thanks -- Matt

Vaughn wrote:

> I'm guessing your using win9x.    Go to desktop, highlight network.  Right
> click, select properties. Highlight your nic and select properties.  Under
> advanced tab select "connection type"  there will be a value to the right,
> change from auto sense or whatever is there to 10mb/half duplex.  I dont'
> have a plan 10mb card so I can't help there.  You may have to do it with a
> utility from you card manufacturer if the card is old enough.
>
> "Matt" <mwalcoff@onecom.com> wrote in message
> news:3BA011C5.5F1D5666@onecom.com...
> > Thanks for the help, but I can't find a half-duplex/full-duplex setting in
> any
> > Control Panel window. -- Matt
> >
> > Brian wrote:
> >
> > >    Try making sure your NIC is set to half duplex. If you go to your
> network
> > > properties and click on the NIC card, then choose properties, you should
> be
> > > able to set this property to 10Mb/half duplex. It may be trying to run
> full
> > > duplex. When I try to run mine at full duplex, it will only load most
> pages
> > > about half way as well, but I'm able to pull e-mail okay, although a
> little
> > > slow. Also, if you can pull up this web page, go to www.speedguide.net
> and
> > > try checking your registry settings against their suggestions.
> > >
> > > Matt wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am having trouble with my new cable modem service. Whenever I
> request
> > > > a Web page, it loads up only the first 10 KB or so -- the background
> or
> > > > the very top of the page, if anything -- then stalls. However, I have
> > > > been able to use e-mail without problems and am doing OK with Usenet,
> > > > although it stalled after loading 700 or so message headers. I tried
> > > > uninstalling Netscape and putting on the version of Internet Explorer
> > > > provided with the modem, but that did not help.
> > > >
> > > > The problem may have something to do with the age of my computer --
> it's
> > > > an old P150 with 16MB of RAM. On the other hand, in the past I ran
> ISDN
> > > > on this computer with no problems, and I read one post from someone
> who
> > > > says he uses a 33Mhz 486.
> > > >
> > > > I e-mailed the cable-modem people, and they said the following:
> > > >
> > > > "Your modem is operating very well. The levels are very good, and your
> > > > area is not having any connectivity issues. Since you have an old PC,
> > > > with only 16 MB RAM, we recommend leaving some free space on your hard
> > > > drive for swap files. If you can afford to gets more system memory, we
> > > > recommend upgrading the RAM to at least 32 MB."
> > > >
> > > > I tried clearing 250MB of disk space, but that did nothing. Radio
> Shack,
> > > > the only nearby place I knew of, only carried RAM in 128MB, which I
> > > > don't think would even fit in my computer and would cost about Can$60.
> > > > Before I make that purchase, go searching around town for a 32MB RAM
> > > > upgrade or turn in my cable modem, I'd like to know if there's
> anything
> > > > else I can try first.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your help.
> >
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