Re: Horribly slow internet connection
From: Michael Jenkin [SBS MVP] (michael.jenkin_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/01/04
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Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 17:44:30 +1000
hello,
Just a stab in the dark. Maybe your Proxy cache is full or very large.
You have 5 URL container directories (From memory in Proxy2). Now might
be a good time to stop the Proxy services and delete the contents of the
URL folders. You might have 1000's of old files that are never surfed to
and junk laying around talking up hard drive spase and taking indexing
time. (If you have teh tool, do a defrag of the drive afterwards). Make
your cache about 200-300mb in size at the most.
After this you might consider getting a shareware tool to monitor your
actual speed of the connection.
If you have allowed it, Is surfing slow on the server ? Is it any faster
if you bypass the Proxy ?
Good Luck !
Mike Moneghan wrote:
> 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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