Hi, my situation is this:
My computer and my parents computer share the same single slot dsl modem through the use of a 5 port Ethernet switch, much like those in an internet cafe.
I have windows vista, and far newer computer, my internet controller is a Atheros TBase controller, my parents have windows XP and use a PCI Realtek internet controller.
My problem is, theyre internet is on average twice as fast as mine, I run "super anti spy ware" "trend micro interent security" and use "windows defender" everyday, to my knowledge i do not have any viruses. Also, i downloaded and paid for the 30dy trial of the "ascentive internet speedd thing" but that sucked b***ls and slowed my computer down so i uninstalled it.
Any tips or ideas as to why their internet is so much faster would be helped.
PS: If the modem cable was X. my cable was Y and my parents cable is Z, then they are arranged in the splitter X _ Y _ Z, meaning that i get the connection first. Also, our upload speed is the same, download is just far removed, about 370 KB to 200KB (that probably sounds slow to you guys, but we live in NZ and that the fastest we have copper wiring for the loss )
Thankyou
My computer and my parents computer share the same single slot dsl modem through the use of a 5 port Ethernet switch, much like those in an internet cafe.
I have windows vista, and far newer computer, my internet controller is a Atheros TBase controller, my parents have windows XP and use a PCI Realtek internet controller.
My problem is, theyre internet is on average twice as fast as mine, I run "super anti spy ware" "trend micro interent security" and use "windows defender" everyday, to my knowledge i do not have any viruses. Also, i downloaded and paid for the 30dy trial of the "ascentive internet speedd thing" but that sucked b***ls and slowed my computer down so i uninstalled it.
Any tips or ideas as to why their internet is so much faster would be helped.
PS: If the modem cable was X. my cable was Y and my parents cable is Z, then they are arranged in the splitter X _ Y _ Z, meaning that i get the connection first. Also, our upload speed is the same, download is just far removed, about 370 KB to 200KB (that probably sounds slow to you guys, but we live in NZ and that the fastest we have copper wiring for the loss )
Thankyou