Horribly slow internet connection

From: Mike Moneghan (mikemoneghan_at_cox.net)
Date: 03/01/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 21:17:32 -0500

Hi All,

I'm looking for some ideas on how the diagnose a very slow internet
connection.

We're running SBS 4.5 SP6a. We have two nic cards - one directly connected
to a cable modem. We use proxy server to allow 3 workstation PC's (Win 98)
to access the internet. We have had this setup for almost 2 years. It was
never all that fast but it was quicker than the previous 56K modem. Over
the last year however, the speed has been gradually deteriorated to the
'can't do this anymore' point. I do a file download and I'm lucky to get
15KB/sec (i.e. over 4 minutes for a 4MB file). We've got novice technical
skills.

Truly appreciate any ideas on where to start digging.

Thanks.

Mike

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