iBook G4 internet problems

[r-design]

Hi guys- I'm new.... and a girl- o be nice.

My ibook G4 is very slow when surfing.. I have spoken to my provider (sky) who tested the line and connection. I am getting 6meg.. they then told me to

network utilities->netsat->display state of all current socket connections

apparently there shouldnt more than 10.. but theres loads..

what can I do to sort this out..

thanks

 

[zen.state]

I just ran the same test and have far more than 10. My connection is 10 mbit down and 1 up. Always seems fast to me.

Maybe explain what you're doing when it's slow.

 

[r-design]

I just ran the same test and have far more than 10. My connection is 10 mbit down and 1 up. Always seems fast to me.

Maybe explain what you're doing when it's slow.

sometimes it can be when Im looking at video or listening to music.. however this morning I couldnt get on any website.. its up and down

 

[zen.state]

Are you connected through a router or hub of any kind?

 

[r-design]

Are you connected through a router or hub of any kind?

I was connecting wirlessly with a netgear router, but I am now using one of the ethernet ports and bypassing the wirless..

 

[Bennieboy©]

knowing sky broadband, it's prolly them, not your computer

http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/ << look here for answers and tips on how to sort it out

 

[r-design]

knowing sky broadband, it's prolly them, not your computer

http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/ << look here for answers and tips on how to sort it out

did that, was on the line for nearly an hour wife a very helpful young lady. We moved the router to each of the 3 lines in my flat (incl main line). At each line I was receiving my subscribed 5meg...we then looked at applications>utilities>network utilities>netstat>display the state of all current socket connections> then this-
Active Internet connections (including servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address (state)
tcp4 0 0 *.3808 *.* LISTEN
tcp4 0 0 localhost.netinfo-loca localhost.999 ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 localhost.999 localhost.netinfo-loca ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 localhost.netinfo-loca localhost.1007 ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 localhost.1007 localhost.netinfo-loca ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 *.* *.* CLOSED
tcp4 0 0 *.* *.* CLOSED
tcp4 0 0 localhost.netinfo-loca localhost.1021 ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 localhost.1021 localhost.netinfo-loca ESTABLISHED
tcp4 0 0 localhost.netinfo-loca *.* LISTEN
udp4 0 0 *.mdns *.*
udp4 0 0 *.rockwell-csp2 *.*
udp4 0 0 *.49624 *.*
udp4 0 0 *.* *.*
udp4 0 0 localhost.49164 localhost.1023
udp4 0 0 *.* *.*
udp4 0 0 localhost.49156 localhost.1022
udp4 0 0 localhost.49155 localhost.1022
udp4 0 0 localhost.1022 *.*
udp4 0 0 localhost.1023 *.*
udp4 0 0 192.168.0.2.ntp *.*
udp4 0 0 localhost.ntp *.*
udp4 0 0 *.ntp *.*
udp6 0 0 *.5353 *.*
udp4 0 0 *.mdns *.*
udp4 0 0 *.* *.*
udp4 0 0 localhost.netinfo-loca *.*
icm6 0 0 *.* *.*
Active LOCAL (UNIX) domain sockets
Address Type Recv-Q Send-Q Inode Conn Refs Nextref Addr
1affdd0 stream 0 0 0 1affe58 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
1affe58 stream 0 0 0 1affdd0 0 0
1affee0 stream 0 0 0 1afff68 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
1afff68 stream 0 0 0 1affee0 0 0
186d000 stream 0 0 0 186d088 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
186d088 stream 0 0 0 186d000 0 0
186d110 stream 0 0 0 186d198 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
186d198 stream 0 0 0 186d110 0 0
186d880 stream 0 0 0 186d770 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
186d770 stream 0 0 0 186d880 0 0
186d550 stream 0 0 0 186d440 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
186d440 stream 0 0 0 186d550 0 0
186d330 stream 0 0 0 186daa0 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
186daa0 stream 0 0 0 186d330 0 0
186d4c8 stream 0 0 0 186d7f8 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
186d7f8 stream 0 0 0 186d4c8 0 0
186d6e8 stream 0 0 0 186d2a8 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
186d2a8 stream 0 0 0 186d6e8 0 0
186d908 stream 0 0 0 186d990 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
186d990 stream 0 0 0 186d908 0 0
186de58 stream 0 0 0 186dee0 0 0
186dee0 stream 0 0 0 186de58 0 0
186df68 stream 0 0 0 1340000 0 0 /var/run/usbmuxd
1340000 stream 0 0 0 186df68 0 0
13403b8 stream 0 0 0 1340440 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
1340440 stream 0 0 0 13403b8 0 0
1340550 stream 0 0 16625ac 0 0 0 /var/run/pppconfd
1340aa0 stream 0 0 0 1340b28 0 0 /var/run/asl_input
1340b28 stream 0 0 0 1340aa0 0 0
1340cc0 stream 0 0 15d3420 0 0 0 /var/run/mDNSResponder
1340990 stream 0 0 15bba50 0 0 0 /var/run/asl_input
1340e58 stream 0 0 15b1000 0 0 0 /var/run/usbmuxd
1340ee0 stream 0 0 15b1084 0 0 0 /var/run/portmap.socket
1340f68 stream 0 0 1339420 0 0 0 /var/launchd/0/sock
13404c8 dgram 0 0 0 1340a18 0 186d5d8
186d220 dgram 0 0 0 186d660 186d660 0
186d660 dgram 0 0 0 186d220 186d220 0
186d5d8 dgram 0 0 0 1340a18 0 1340110
186d3b8 dgram 0 0 0 186da18 186da18 0
186da18 dgram 0 0 0 186d3b8 186d3b8 0
186dbb0 dgram 0 0 0 186db28 186db28 0
186db28 dgram 0 0 0 186dbb0 186dbb0 0
186dc38 dgram 0 0 0 186dcc0 186dcc0 0
186dcc0 dgram 0 0 0 186dc38 186dc38 0
186dd48 dgram 0 0 0 186ddd0 186ddd0 0
186ddd0 dgram 0 0 0 186dd48 186dd48 0
1340110 dgram 0 0 0 1340a18 0 1340088
1340088 dgram 0 0 0 1340a18 0 1340198
1340198 dgram 0 0 0 1340a18 0 1340220
1340220 dgram 0 0 0 1340a18 0 1340880
13402a8 dgram 0 0 0 1340330 1340330 0
1340330 dgram 0 0 0 13402a8 13402a8 0
1340880 dgram 0 0 0 1340a18 0 13405d8
13405d8 dgram 0 0 0 1340a18 0 1340770
1340660 dgram 0 0 0 13406e8 13406e8 0
13406e8 dgram 0 0 0 1340660 1340660 0
1340770 dgram 0 0 0 1340a18 0 13407f8
13407f8 dgram 0 0 0 1340a18 0 1340d48
1340d48 dgram 0 0 0 1340a18 0 1340dd0
1340dd0 dgram 0 0 0 1340a18 0 1340908
1340908 dgram 0 0 0 1340a18 0 0
1340bb0 dgram 0 0 0 1340c38 1340c38 0
1340c38 dgram 0 0 0 1340bb0 1340bb0 0
1340a18 dgram 0 0 15d318c 0 13404c8 0 /var/run/syslog

apparently this amount of connections is far too many. I have tried to repair permissions using disk utility. It is asking for an administrator password. I have checked in system preferences> my account my own user name & password and this is not working.

What is going on.. anyone?