How can I fugure out what's making my internet so slow?

ss957916 · 04:47 AM

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stridemat · Nov 5, 2009, 09:30 AM

How come you removed your post?

ss957916 · Nov 5, 2009, 05:21 PM

traceroute to www.bbc.net.uk (212.58.251.195), 64 hops max, 52 byte packets
1 10.0.1.1 (10.0.1.1) 2.101 ms 1.687 ms 2.961 ms
2 10.87.192.1 (10.87.192.1) 12.374 ms 9.745 ms 10.540 ms
3 nmal-geam-1a-v15.network.virginmedia.net (62.30.242.97) 12.126 ms 14.676 ms 12.048 ms
4 osr01croy-pc111.network.virginmedia.net (62.30.242.37) 12.297 ms 12.764 ms 12.439 ms
5 osr02croy-v99.network.virginmedia.net (195.182.179.58) 11.374 ms 15.074 ms 23.565 ms
6 pop-bb-b-ae2-0.network.virginmedia.net (195.182.178.86) 11.747 ms 20.602 ms 10.766 ms
7 gfd-bb-a-so-010-0.network.virginmedia.net (213.105.172.137) 13.192 ms 29.008 ms 18.189 ms
8 gfd-bb-b-ae0-0.network.virginmedia.net (213.105.172.6) 15.190 ms 55.778 ms 17.042 ms
9 redb-ic-1-as0-0.network.virginmedia.net (62.253.185.78) 28.329 ms 16.335 ms 21.305 ms
10 212.58.239.249 (212.58.239.249) 18.182 ms 41.567 ms 24.969 ms
11 212.58.238.149 (212.58.238.149) 29.673 ms 32.317 ms 36.945 ms
12 212.58.239.62 (212.58.239.62) 24.158 ms 16.414 ms 18.031 ms
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rdowns · Nov 5, 2009, 05:58 PM

Try changing your DNS servers.

https://store.opendns.com/setup/computer/

someguy · Nov 5, 2009, 08:35 PM

When you notice it running slowly, run Activity Monitor and check the network activity at that time. Perhaps something is calling out to the internets and causing a delay with other things you're doing online.

Nov 5, 2009, 04:25 AM	#1
ss957916 In Time-Out Join Date: Jun 2009	. Last edited by ss957916 : Nov 5, 2009 at 04:47 AM.

Nov 5, 2009, 09:30 AM	#2
stridemat macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK	How come you removed your post? __________________ ‘Following the events of the past few months, it is so clear that certain elements are afoot to thwart any legal attempts towards a change of government.' ‘The ruling dumbo elite still don't get it.'

Nov 5, 2009, 08:35 PM	#5
someguy macrumors 68020 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Still here.	When you notice it running slowly, run Activity Monitor and check the network activity at that time. Perhaps something is calling out to the internets and causing a delay with other things you're doing online. __________________ 17" iMac Core 2 Duo • MacBook Core Duo • PowerMac G4 • 512MB 1G Shuffle • 1GB 2G Shuffle • And a damn fine gaming PC...

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Nov 5, 2009, 05:21 PM	#3
ss957916 Thread Starter In Time-Out Join Date: Jun 2009	traceroute to www.bbc.net.uk (212.58.251.195), 64 hops max, 52 byte packets 1 10.0.1.1 (10.0.1.1) 2.101 ms 1.687 ms 2.961 ms 2 10.87.192.1 (10.87.192.1) 12.374 ms 9.745 ms 10.540 ms 3 nmal-geam-1a-v15.network.virginmedia.net (62.30.242.97) 12.126 ms 14.676 ms 12.048 ms 4 osr01croy-pc111.network.virginmedia.net (62.30.242.37) 12.297 ms 12.764 ms 12.439 ms 5 osr02croy-v99.network.virginmedia.net (195.182.179.58) 11.374 ms 15.074 ms 23.565 ms 6 pop-bb-b-ae2-0.network.virginmedia.net (195.182.178.86) 11.747 ms 20.602 ms 10.766 ms 7 gfd-bb-a-so-010-0.network.virginmedia.net (213.105.172.137) 13.192 ms 29.008 ms 18.189 ms 8 gfd-bb-b-ae0-0.network.virginmedia.net (213.105.172.6) 15.190 ms 55.778 ms 17.042 ms 9 redb-ic-1-as0-0.network.virginmedia.net (62.253.185.78) 28.329 ms 16.335 ms 21.305 ms 10 212.58.239.249 (212.58.239.249) 18.182 ms 41.567 ms 24.969 ms 11 212.58.238.149 (212.58.238.149) 29.673 ms 32.317 ms 36.945 ms 12 212.58.239.62 (212.58.239.62) 24.158 ms 16.414 ms 18.031 ms 13 * * * 14 * * *

Nov 5, 2009, 05:58 PM	#4
rdowns macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2003	Try changing your DNS servers. https://store.opendns.com/setup/computer/