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Re: Odd problem with @Home service

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From: Val Harrop
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 12:43
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Matt <mwalcoff@onecom.com> wrote in message
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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.
> > >
>

You may also want to update to DUN 1.4:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q285/1/89.ASP

And also the winsock files if you are using Win95:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q182/1/08.ASP

Val
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