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could be the case. Also, it could just be a bad card. Did you say if it was a
PCI or ISA card? My experience has been that a PCI card works better than an ISA
most of the time. I saw one recently that wouldn't download over 10k, but we put
in a new card (PCI) and it hit 50k immediately.


Vaughn wrote:

> That's the same with my USB 10mbit card.  In the "OLD" days all of this was
> done with special utiities, but it's possible that your NIC is only half
> duplex capable, so nothing to change.
>
> "Matt" <mwalcoff@onecom.com> wrote in message
> news:3BA151D2.8996AF14@onecom.com...
> > 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.
> > > >
> >