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Article #684Re: Odd problem with @Home service
From: Val Harrop
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 12:43
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 12:43
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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. > > > > 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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