Why Is my Internet Slow?

[bartsphoto]

I have a Mac Pro OS X 10.5.5 processor 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Inter Xeon Memory 2Gb 800 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM and my internet is really slow I also have a Laptop which is a Toshiba 17" which the Internet works really good a fast is there some bug i have to fix in the mac pro when i got my Mac i just hook up the Internet cable and that how i set it up Got my mac in May 08 dose any one know whats going on with this to i have to fix a bug thats going on with the internet I useing both safari and firefox and both are really slow. Thanks for the help :apple:

[DeaconGraves]

1) Periods are your friend.

2) Check out http://www.speedtest.net/ and get your speed on both computers. The computer itself shouldn't make the internet slower (though if you're running a lot of intensive programs i could see that safari or firefox might render pages slower).

[Sun Baked]

Ethernet?

Or wireless?

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Has the drive finished indexing?

If it stalls and keeps indexing, this makes everything slow.

[bartsphoto]

its Ethernet and what do u mean my drive finished indexing im new to the Mac world been on it for may 08

Ethernet?

Or wireless?

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Has the drive finished indexing?

If it stalls and keeps indexing, this makes everything slow.

[bartsphoto]

its Ethernet and what do u mean my drive finished indexing im new to the Mac world been on it for may 08
:apple:

[DeaconGraves]

its Ethernet and what do u mean my drive finished indexing im new to the Mac world been on it for may 08

Indexing is when the computer catalogs the contents for Spotlight. I'm guessing if you've been using it since May then it probably has finished indexing. But if it is indexing, you will see a pulsing dot in the middle of the spotlight magnifying glass in the upper right hand corner.

[Sun Baked]

its Ethernet and what do u mean my drive finished indexing im new to the Mac world been on it for may 08

Depending on how you have Spotlight set up, continued indexing will slow things down.

Sometimes going to Spotlight, and telling it to stop indexing web pages or Mail messages (depending on how many you get) can drop the workload quite a bit.

If it stalls, and never finishes, this will compound the problem.

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Can always try to create a new user, to see if it is user based issue also.

[bartsphoto]

here are some of the screenshoots i dont see any dots could it be that i will need more http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p115/bartsphotography/Picture1-2.png
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p115/bartsphotography/Picture2-2.png
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p115/bartsphotography/Picture3-1.png
:confused::confused:

[Sun Baked]

Activity monitor > All Processes (instead of my processes)

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Though you have ample memory and HD space.

[DeaconGraves]

Is your internet slow all the time? Or only periodically? What programs do you tend to run on a normal basis?

And most importantly, what type of internet are you using (DSL? Cable?)

[Sun Baked]

other one that needs looking at

Console.app > log db queries > all messages

&

Console.app > log files > system.log

Just looking for some major errors tied to network use.

[gauchogolfer]

Try using DNS servers from OpenDNS.

[bartsphoto]

im useing DSL AT&T

[bartsphoto]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/355669373.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[DeaconGraves]

Can you run the speedtest on your Toshiba now? Will go a long way in determining if there really is a problem or if its a perception issue.

[bartsphoto]

this is on the Toshiba but it runs fast on the laptop
the internet and its wireless
netspeed of the toshiba
http://www.speedtest.net/result/355674295.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[DeaconGraves]

Okay, the fact that the two speeds are almost the same probably means that it's not a hardware issue with the mac pro.

You still haven't answered what programs you are running on the mac pro when the internet is being slow.

[bartsphoto]

all i have open is firefox and ichat is there a way maybe to see what program is on that i dont see open , or can i see if there is something opening when my mac boots up

[gauchogolfer]

all i have open is firefox and ichat is there a way maybe to see what program is on that i dont see open , or can i see if there is something opening when my mac boots up

I'm 90% sure you should change your DNS settings on the Mac. Use the DNS servers from OpenDNS.

[bartsphoto]

where would be the OpenDNS think be at

[davidwarren]

where would be the OpenDNS think be at

opendns.com
change the settings on your router.